diff --git a/integration/basic-stateless/customer_id b/integration/basic-stateless/customer_id
deleted file mode 100644
index 4dc5a12fa..000000000
--- a/integration/basic-stateless/customer_id
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
--Am-_6i5pw0u4AbspOwKN4lZUCn49u_G
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/integration/basic-stateless/installation_id b/integration/basic-stateless/installation_id
deleted file mode 100644
index 215521d84..000000000
--- a/integration/basic-stateless/installation_id
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-RULNveQLrLj4GDum1yQhvKAcABh0GcLY
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/integration/basic-stateless/metadata.yaml b/integration/basic-stateless/metadata.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d54e6b76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration/basic-stateless/metadata.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+customer_id: "-Am-_6i5pw0u4AbspOwKN4lZUCn49u_G"
+installation_id: "RULNveQLrLj4GDum1yQhvKAcABh0GcLY"
+release_version: "0.0.4"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/integration/basic-stateless/release_version b/integration/basic-stateless/release_version
deleted file mode 100644
index 05b19b1f7..000000000
--- a/integration/basic-stateless/release_version
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-0.0.4
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/integration/basic/customer_id b/integration/basic/customer_id
deleted file mode 100644
index 4dc5a12fa..000000000
--- a/integration/basic/customer_id
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
--Am-_6i5pw0u4AbspOwKN4lZUCn49u_G
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/integration/basic/installation_id b/integration/basic/installation_id
deleted file mode 100644
index 215521d84..000000000
--- a/integration/basic/installation_id
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-RULNveQLrLj4GDum1yQhvKAcABh0GcLY
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/integration/basic/metadata.yaml b/integration/basic/metadata.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d54e6b76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration/basic/metadata.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+customer_id: "-Am-_6i5pw0u4AbspOwKN4lZUCn49u_G"
+installation_id: "RULNveQLrLj4GDum1yQhvKAcABh0GcLY"
+release_version: "0.0.4"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/integration/basic/release_version b/integration/basic/release_version
deleted file mode 100644
index 05b19b1f7..000000000
--- a/integration/basic/release_version
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-0.0.4
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/integration/docker/customer_id b/integration/docker/customer_id
deleted file mode 100644
index 4dc5a12fa..000000000
--- a/integration/docker/customer_id
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
--Am-_6i5pw0u4AbspOwKN4lZUCn49u_G
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/integration/docker/installation_id b/integration/docker/installation_id
deleted file mode 100644
index 215521d84..000000000
--- a/integration/docker/installation_id
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-RULNveQLrLj4GDum1yQhvKAcABh0GcLY
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/integration/docker/metadata.yaml b/integration/docker/metadata.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fda896793
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration/docker/metadata.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+customer_id: "-Am-_6i5pw0u4AbspOwKN4lZUCn49u_G"
+installation_id: "RULNveQLrLj4GDum1yQhvKAcABh0GcLY"
+release_version: "0.0.5"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/integration/docker/release_version b/integration/docker/release_version
deleted file mode 100644
index fa3de5865..000000000
--- a/integration/docker/release_version
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-0.0.5
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/integration/integration_test.go b/integration/integration_test.go
index d3b348158..6d1e63976 100644
--- a/integration/integration_test.go
+++ b/integration/integration_test.go
@@ -14,8 +14,15 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/ship/pkg/cli"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 )
 
+type TestMetadata struct {
+	CustomerID     string `yaml:"customer_id"`
+	InstallationID string `yaml:"installation_id"`
+	ReleaseVersion string `yaml:"release_version"`
+}
+
 func TestCore(t *testing.T) {
 	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
 	RunSpecs(t, "integration")
@@ -92,8 +99,7 @@ var _ = Describe("basic", func() {
 				testPath := path.Join(integrationDir, file.Name())
 				testOutputPath := path.Join(testPath, "tmp")
 				testInputPath := path.Join(testPath, "input")
-
-				var customerID, installationID, releaseVersion string
+				var testMetadata TestMetadata
 
 				BeforeEach(func() {
 					// create a temporary directory within this directory to compare files with
@@ -102,18 +108,11 @@ var _ = Describe("basic", func() {
 					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 					os.Chdir(testOutputPath)
 
-					// read the customer ID, installation ID and release version for this test
-					custIDBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path.Join(testPath, "customer_id"))
+					// read the test metadata
+					metadataBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path.Join(testPath, "metadata.yaml"))
 					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-					customerID = string(custIDBytes)
-
-					installationIDBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path.Join(testPath, "installation_id"))
-					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-					installationID = string(installationIDBytes)
-
-					releaseVersionBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path.Join(testPath, "release_version"))
+					err = yaml.Unmarshal(metadataBytes, &testMetadata)
 					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-					releaseVersion = string(releaseVersionBytes)
 				})
 
 				AfterEach(func() {
@@ -152,9 +151,9 @@ var _ = Describe("basic", func() {
 						fmt.Sprintf("--state-file=%s", path.Join(testInputPath, ".ship/state.json")),
 						"--customer-endpoint=https://pg.staging.replicated.com/graphql",
 						"--log-level=off",
-						fmt.Sprintf("--customer-id=%s", customerID),
-						fmt.Sprintf("--installation-id=%s", installationID),
-						fmt.Sprintf("--release-semver=%s", releaseVersion),
+						fmt.Sprintf("--customer-id=%s", testMetadata.CustomerID),
+						fmt.Sprintf("--installation-id=%s", testMetadata.InstallationID),
+						fmt.Sprintf("--release-semver=%s", testMetadata.ReleaseVersion),
 					}))
 					err := cmd.Execute()
 					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())