diff --git a/audit-logging/build.gradle b/audit-logging/build.gradle
index d905bbfe..dceb0f88 100644
--- a/audit-logging/build.gradle
+++ b/audit-logging/build.gradle
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ plugins {
     id "com.jfrog.bintray" version "1.4"
 }
 
-version "2.0.2-SNAPSHOT"
+version file("$rootDir/version.txt").text.trim()
 group "org.grails.plugins"
 
 apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
diff --git a/audit-test/build.gradle b/audit-test/build.gradle
index 3b34068a..91d5d73b 100644
--- a/audit-test/build.gradle
+++ b/audit-test/build.gradle
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ plugins {
     id "io.spring.dependency-management" version "0.5.1.RELEASE"
 }
 
-version "2.0.2"
+version file("$rootDir/version.txt").text.trim()
 group "audit.test"
 
 apply plugin: "spring-boot"
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e9307ca5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2.0.2