diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
index 0a2030181f6..8ed24ad0f60 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ vars:
   EMBED_SOURCES:
     sh: 'uv run -p ">=3.11" --no-project python tools/list_embeds.py'
 
+env:
+  GOFIPS140: v1.0.0
+
 # pydabs-* tasks live in python/Taskfile.yml so `task pydabs-foo` works when
 # run from python/. Flattened so they keep their `pydabs-` names at the root.
 includes:
diff --git a/acceptance/fips/out.test.toml b/acceptance/fips/out.test.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c502b28221b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/fips/out.test.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Cloud = true
+EnvMatrix.DATABRICKS_BUNDLE_ENGINE = ["direct"]
diff --git a/acceptance/fips/output.txt b/acceptance/fips/output.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..910a5b8e062
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/fips/output.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+>>> go version -m [CLI]
+	build	-tags=fips140v1.0
+	build	DefaultGODEBUG=fips140=on
+	build	GOFIPS140=v1.0.0-c2097c7c
diff --git a/acceptance/fips/script b/acceptance/fips/script
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a87c3f5e01b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/fips/script
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+trace go version -m $CLI | grep -i fips140 | contains.py 'GOFIPS140=v1.0.0' 'DefaultGODEBUG=fips140=on'
diff --git a/acceptance/fips/test.toml b/acceptance/fips/test.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..36537d78501
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/fips/test.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+EnvMatrix.DATABRICKS_BUNDLE_ENGINE = ["direct"]
+Cloud = true