diff --git a/core/core.services.yml b/core/core.services.yml
index 7d9e831..8a61638 100644
--- a/core/core.services.yml
+++ b/core/core.services.yml
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ services:
     class: Drupal\Core\Asset\AssetDumper
   asset.js.collection_renderer:
     class: Drupal\Core\Asset\JsCollectionRenderer
-    arguments: [ '@state' ]
+    arguments: [ '@state', '@settings' ]
   asset.js.collection_optimizer:
     class: Drupal\Core\Asset\JsCollectionOptimizer
     arguments: [ '@asset.js.collection_grouper', '@asset.js.optimizer', '@asset.js.dumper', '@state' ]
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Asset/JsCollectionRenderer.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Asset/JsCollectionRenderer.php
index e739d1c..b73129f 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Asset/JsCollectionRenderer.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Asset/JsCollectionRenderer.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\Core\Asset;
 
+use Drupal\Component\Utility\Settings;
 use Drupal\Core\Asset\AssetCollectionRendererInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\KeyValueStore\KeyValueStoreInterface;
 
@@ -21,14 +22,22 @@ class JsCollectionRenderer implements AssetCollectionRendererInterface {
    */
   protected $state;
 
+ /**
+   * The settings array.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\Component\Utility\Settings
+   */
+  protected $settings;
+
   /**
    * Constructs a CssCollectionRenderer.
    *
    * @param \Drupal\Core\KeyValueStore\KeyValueStoreInterface
    *   The state key/value store.
    */
-  public function __construct(KeyValueStoreInterface $state) {
+  public function __construct(KeyValueStoreInterface $state, Settings $settings) {
     $this->state = $state;
+    $this->settings = $settings;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -53,7 +62,7 @@ public function render(array $js_assets) {
 
     // Since JavaScript may look for arguments in the URL and act on them, some
     // third-party code might require the use of a different query string.
-    $js_version_string = variable_get('drupal_js_version_query_string', 'v=');
+    $js_version_string = $this->settings->get('drupal_js_version_query_string', 'v=');
 
     // Defaults for each SCRIPT element.
     $element_defaults = array(