diff --git a/scripts/release/build.js b/scripts/release/build.js
index b1d88e1a5390f5..3af5717b3f4ef7 100644
--- a/scripts/release/build.js
+++ b/scripts/release/build.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 const fs = require('fs').promises;
 const path = require('path');
 
+const packageJson = require('../../package.json');
 const stringify = require('fast-json-stable-stringify');
 
 const directory = './build/';
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ const verbatimFiles = ['LICENSE', 'README.md', 'index.d.ts', 'types.d.ts'];
 // Returns a string representing data ready for writing to JSON file
 function createDataBundle() {
   const bcd = require('../../index.js');
+  bcd.__meta = { version: packageJson.version };
   const string = stringify(bcd);
   return string;
 }
@@ -46,7 +48,6 @@ async function copyFiles() {
 }
 
 function createManifest() {
-  const full = require('../../package.json');
   const minimal = {
     main: 'data.json',
     exports: {
@@ -69,8 +70,8 @@ function createManifest() {
   ];
 
   for (const key of minimalKeys) {
-    if (key in full) {
-      minimal[key] = full[key];
+    if (key in packageJson) {
+      minimal[key] = packageJson[key];
     } else {
       throw `Could not create a complete manifest! ${key} is missing!`;
     }
diff --git a/scripts/release/build.test.js b/scripts/release/build.test.js
index d2de7180042fa7..830798a3207e43 100644
--- a/scripts/release/build.test.js
+++ b/scripts/release/build.test.js
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 const assert = require('assert').strict;
 const { execSync } = require('child_process');
 
+const { version } = require('../../package.json');
+
 const prebuiltPath = '../../build';
 
 describe('release-build', () => {
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ describe('release-build', () => {
     execSync('npm run release-build');
     const regular = require('../..');
     const bundled = require(prebuiltPath);
+    regular.__meta = { version };
     assert.deepEqual(regular, bundled);
   }).timeout(5000); // Timeout must be long enough for all the file I/O
 });
diff --git a/utils/walk.js b/utils/walk.js
index 10541f80f153fd..ca111d2ebd3cdf 100644
--- a/utils/walk.js
+++ b/utils/walk.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const { isBrowser, descendantKeys, joinPath } = require('./walkingUtils');
 const query = require('./query');
 
 function* lowLevelWalk(data = bcd, path, depth = Infinity) {
-  if (path !== undefined) {
+  if (path !== undefined && path !== '__meta') {
     const next = {
       path,
       data,
diff --git a/utils/walkingUtils.js b/utils/walkingUtils.js
index 4422b6c1e4accd..24c0835d147678 100644
--- a/utils/walkingUtils.js
+++ b/utils/walkingUtils.js
@@ -15,8 +15,13 @@ function isBrowser(obj) {
 }
 
 function descendantKeys(data) {
+  if (typeof data !== 'object') {
+    // Return if the data isn't an object
+    return [];
+  }
+
   if (isFeature(data)) {
-    return Object.keys(data).filter((key) => key !== '__compat');
+    return Object.keys(data).filter((key) => !key.startsWith('__'));
   }
 
   if (isBrowser(data)) {
@@ -24,7 +29,7 @@ function descendantKeys(data) {
     return [];
   }
 
-  return Object.keys(data);
+  return Object.keys(data).filter((key) => key !== '__meta');
 }
 
 module.exports = {