diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/README.rst b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/README.rst
index 3b6a29e6564b..eb838ae94844 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/README.rst
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/README.rst
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ On the target machine, running the tests will use netdevsim by default::
   1..1
   # timeout set to 45
   # selftests: drivers/net: ping.py
-  # KTAP version 1
+  # TAP version 13
   # 1..3
   # ok 1 ping.test_v4
   # ok 2 ping.test_v6
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ Create a config with remote info::
 Run the test::
 
   [/root] # ./ksft-net-drv/drivers/net/ping.py
-  KTAP version 1
+  TAP version 13
   1..3
   ok 1 ping.test_v4
   ok 2 ping.test_v6 # SKIP Test requires IPv6 connectivity
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/lib/py/ksft.py b/tools/testing/selftests/net/lib/py/ksft.py
index fd23349fa8ca..3cfad0fd4570 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/lib/py/ksft.py
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/lib/py/ksft.py
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ def ksft_run(cases=None, globs=None, case_pfx=None, args=()):
 
     totals = {"pass": 0, "fail": 0, "skip": 0, "xfail": 0}
 
-    print("KTAP version 1")
+    print("TAP version 13")
     print("1.." + str(len(cases)))
 
     global KSFT_RESULT