diff --git a/reference/html/README.html b/reference/html/README.html
index 1ffbf867..9b21d50e 100644
--- a/reference/html/README.html
+++ b/reference/html/README.html
@@ -582,6 +582,8 @@ The order of plugin declaration is important!
 	&lt;index-link&gt;${index-link}&lt;/index-link&gt;
 
 	&lt;!-- Spring Cloud specific --&gt;
+	&lt;!-- for backward compatibility --&gt;
+	&lt;spring-cloud-version&gt;${project.version}&lt;/spring-cloud-version&gt;
 	&lt;project-version&gt;${project.version}&lt;/project-version&gt;
 	&lt;github-tag&gt;${github-tag}&lt;/github-tag&gt;
 	&lt;version-type&gt;${version-type}&lt;/version-type&gt;
diff --git a/reference/html/index.html b/reference/html/index.html
index 6875b968..f8852d42 100644
--- a/reference/html/index.html
+++ b/reference/html/index.html
@@ -583,6 +583,8 @@ The order of plugin declaration is important!
 	&lt;index-link&gt;${index-link}&lt;/index-link&gt;
 
 	&lt;!-- Spring Cloud specific --&gt;
+	&lt;!-- for backward compatibility --&gt;
+	&lt;spring-cloud-version&gt;${project.version}&lt;/spring-cloud-version&gt;
 	&lt;project-version&gt;${project.version}&lt;/project-version&gt;
 	&lt;github-tag&gt;${github-tag}&lt;/github-tag&gt;
 	&lt;version-type&gt;${version-type}&lt;/version-type&gt;
diff --git a/reference/html/spring-cloud-build.html b/reference/html/spring-cloud-build.html
index 6875b968..f8852d42 100644
--- a/reference/html/spring-cloud-build.html
+++ b/reference/html/spring-cloud-build.html
@@ -583,6 +583,8 @@ The order of plugin declaration is important!
 	&lt;index-link&gt;${index-link}&lt;/index-link&gt;
 
 	&lt;!-- Spring Cloud specific --&gt;
+	&lt;!-- for backward compatibility --&gt;
+	&lt;spring-cloud-version&gt;${project.version}&lt;/spring-cloud-version&gt;
 	&lt;project-version&gt;${project.version}&lt;/project-version&gt;
 	&lt;github-tag&gt;${github-tag}&lt;/github-tag&gt;
 	&lt;version-type&gt;${version-type}&lt;/version-type&gt;