diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 3b2381cb..d3106554 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ subprojects {
 
                     groupId = 'com.launchableinc.openai-java'
                     artifactId = project.name
-                    version = project.version
+                    version = project.VERSION_NAME
 
                     pom {
                         name = 'OpenAI Java Client'