diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 354a90e0..0c97e2f3 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ subprojects {
 	apply plugin: 'io.spring.dependency-management'
 
 	group = 'org.springframework.graphql'
-	version = "1.0.0-SNAPSHOT"
 
 	repositories {
 		mavenCentral()
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 50b23183..95f26d5d 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+version=1.0.0-SNAPSHOT
+
 org.gradle.caching=true
 org.gradle.daemon=true
 org.gradle.parallel=true