diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index d2ecf26c4..4f7ac3e9c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group = "com.github.tsantalis"
-version = "3.0.4"
+def version = project.hasProperty('version') ?
+        project.version
+        : '3.0.4'
 
 applicationName = rootProject.name
 mainClassName = "org.refactoringminer.RefactoringMiner"