diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a296473ae..39f5bc73b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
     with even-numbered patch versions). Also when updating FoundationDB, make sure to update the version of FoundationDB
     used by GitHub Actions. -->
     <foundationdb.version>7.3.62</foundationdb.version>
+    <foundationdb.api-version>730</foundationdb.api-version>
     <foundationdb.client-library-sha256>bfed237b787fae3cde1222676e6bfbb0d218fc27bf9e903397a7a7aa96fb2d33</foundationdb.client-library-sha256>
     <google-cloud-libraries.version>26.57.0</google-cloud-libraries.version>
     <grpc.version>1.70.0</grpc.version> <!-- should be kept in sync with the value from Google libraries-bom -->
diff --git a/service/pom.xml b/service/pom.xml
index 12113caef..42203ff60 100644
--- a/service/pom.xml
+++ b/service/pom.xml
@@ -761,7 +761,6 @@
           <!-- add-opens: work around PATCH not being a supported method on HttpUrlConnection -->
           <argLine>-javaagent:${org.mockito:mockito-core:jar} --add-opens=java.base/java.net=ALL-UNNAMED</argLine>
           <systemPropertyVariables>
-            <foundationdb.version>${foundationdb.version}</foundationdb.version>
             <localstackImage>${localstack.image}</localstackImage>
           </systemPropertyVariables>
         </configuration>
diff --git a/service/src/main/java-templates/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/FoundationDbVersion.java b/service/src/main/java-templates/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/FoundationDbVersion.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d9b0aa22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/service/src/main/java-templates/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/FoundationDbVersion.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 Signal Messenger, LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+ */
+
+package org.whispersystems.textsecuregcm.storage;
+
+public class FoundationDbVersion {
+
+  private static final String VERSION = "${foundationdb.version}";
+  private static final int API_VERSION = ${foundationdb.api-version};
+
+  public static String getFoundationDbVersion() {
+    return VERSION;
+  }
+
+  public static int getFoundationDbApiVersion() {
+    return API_VERSION;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/FoundationDbExtension.java b/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/FoundationDbExtension.java
index 9c87e471d..4cc352af6 100644
--- a/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/FoundationDbExtension.java
+++ b/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/FoundationDbExtension.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class FoundationDbExtension implements BeforeAllCallback, ExtensionContext.Store
           ? new ServiceContainerFoundationDbDatabaseLifecycleManager(serviceContainerName)
           : new TestcontainersFoundationDbDatabaseLifecycleManager();
 
-      databaseLifecycleManager.initializeDatabase(FDB.selectAPIVersion(730));
+      databaseLifecycleManager.initializeDatabase(FDB.selectAPIVersion(FoundationDbVersion.getFoundationDbApiVersion()));
 
       context.getRoot().getStore(ExtensionContext.Namespace.GLOBAL).put(getClass().getName(), this);
     }
diff --git a/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/TestcontainersFoundationDbDatabaseLifecycleManager.java b/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/TestcontainersFoundationDbDatabaseLifecycleManager.java
index cf458d8ad..18b57ff96 100644
--- a/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/TestcontainersFoundationDbDatabaseLifecycleManager.java
+++ b/service/src/test/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/TestcontainersFoundationDbDatabaseLifecycleManager.java
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ class TestcontainersFoundationDbDatabaseLifecycleManager implements FoundationDb
   private FoundationDBContainer foundationDBContainer;
   private Database database;
 
-  private static final String FOUNDATIONDB_IMAGE_NAME = "foundationdb/foundationdb:" +
-      System.getProperty("foundationdb.version", "7.3.62");
+  private static final String FOUNDATIONDB_IMAGE_NAME = "foundationdb/foundationdb:" + FoundationDbVersion.getFoundationDbVersion();
 
   private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(TestcontainersFoundationDbDatabaseLifecycleManager.class);