$ perl -Mstrict -Mwarnings -E '
    package Testonly;
    our $VERSION = "1.000";
    {
        no strict "refs";
        say "NO REFS: ", ${__PACKAGE__ . "::VERSION"};
    }
    eval {
        say ${__PACKAGE__ . "::VERSION"};
    };
    warn "REFS: $@" if $@;
'
NO REFS: 1.000
REFS: Can't use string ("Testonly::VERSION") as a SCALAR ref while "strict refs" in use at -e line 9.