3 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/core/build.gradle.kts b/core/build.gradle.kts
index fc62b73d..45ddccf3 100644
--- a/core/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/core/build.gradle.kts
@@ -21,6 +21,19 @@ val sourceJar by tasks.registering(Jar::class) {
     from(sourceSets["main"].allSource)
 }
 
+tasks {
+    processResources {
+        val dokka_version: String by project
+        eachFile {
+            if (name == "dokka-version.properties") {
+                filter { line ->
+                    line.replace("<dokka-version>", dokka_version)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 publishing {
     publications {
         register<MavenPublication>("dokkaCore") {
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/DokkaVersion.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/DokkaVersion.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..410058f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/DokkaVersion.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package org.jetbrains.dokka
+
+import java.util.*
+
+object DokkaVersion {
+    val version: String by lazy {
+        val stream = javaClass.getResourceAsStream("/META-INF/dokka/dokka-version.properties")
+        Properties().apply { load(stream) }.getProperty("dokka-version")
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/META-INF/dokka/dokka-version.properties b/core/src/main/resources/META-INF/dokka/dokka-version.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b2e2bcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/META-INF/dokka/dokka-version.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+dokka-version=<dokka-version>