diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 770ef50..090a5f3 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ apply {
 apply plugin: 'kotlinx-serialization'
 
 group 'org.web3j'
-version '0.2.0-SNAPSHOT'
 
 repositories {
     mavenCentral()
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 29e08e8..515d961 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-kotlin.code.style=official
\ No newline at end of file
+kotlin.code.style=official
+version=0.2.0-SNAPSHOT
\ No newline at end of file