diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d1e5db7..26bc55a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,4 +23,15 @@
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
+    <build>
+        <resources>
+            <resource>
+                <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
+                <includes>
+                    <include>manifest.json</include>
+                </includes>
+                <filtering>true</filtering>
+            </resource>
+        </resources>
+    </build>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/resources/manifest.json b/src/main/resources/manifest.json
index 435616a..855b158 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/manifest.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "Group": "dev.hytalemodding",
   "Name": "ExamplePlugin",
-  "Version": "1.0.0",
+  "Version": "${version}",
   "Description": "Description of your plugin",
   "Authors": [
     {