diff --git a/sop-java/build.gradle b/sop-java/build.gradle
index a235a35..c6f4e4e 100644
--- a/sop-java/build.gradle
+++ b/sop-java/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+import org.apache.tools.ant.filters.ReplaceTokens
+
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Paul Schaub <vanitasvitae@fsfe.org>
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
+import org.apache.tools.ant.filters.*
 plugins {
     id 'java-library'
 }
@@ -23,6 +26,12 @@ dependencies {
 
 }
 
+processResources {
+    filter ReplaceTokens, tokens: [
+            "project.version": project.version.toString()
+    ]
+}
+
 test {
     useJUnitPlatform()
 }
diff --git a/sop-java/src/main/resources/sop-java-version.properties b/sop-java/src/main/resources/sop-java-version.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f6f682
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sop-java/src/main/resources/sop-java-version.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sop-java-version=@project.version@
\ No newline at end of file