diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/bluemap.implementation.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/bluemap.implementation.gradle.kts
index 5994b076..be2c7846 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/bluemap.implementation.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/bluemap.implementation.gradle.kts
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ plugins {
     id ( "io.github.goooler.shadow" )
 }
 
-val Project.releaseDirectory: File
-    get() = rootProject.projectDir.resolve("build/release")
-
 tasks.shadowJar {
     archiveFileName = "${project.name}-${project.version}-shadow.jar"
 }
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/release.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/release.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d7030503
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/release.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import org.gradle.api.Project
+import java.io.File
+
+val Project.releaseDirectory: File
+    get() = rootProject.projectDir.resolve("build/release")
diff --git a/common/build.gradle.kts b/common/build.gradle.kts
index 187d6c18..640d18c1 100644
--- a/common/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/common/build.gradle.kts
@@ -43,8 +43,17 @@ tasks.register("zipWebapp", type = Zip::class) {
     archiveFileName = "webapp.zip"
     destinationDirectory = file("src/main/resources/de/bluecolored/bluemap/")
 
+    val replacements = mapOf(
+        "version" to project.version
+    )
+
+    inputs.properties(replacements)
     inputs.dir("webapp/dist/")
     outputs.file("src/main/resources/de/bluecolored/bluemap/webapp.zip")
+
+    filesMatching(listOf(
+        "index.html",
+    )) { expand(properties) }
 }
 
 tasks.processResources {
@@ -55,6 +64,14 @@ tasks.getByName("sourcesJar") {
     dependsOn("zipWebapp")
 }
 
+tasks.register<CopyFileTask>("release") {
+    group = "publishing"
+    dependsOn("zipWebapp")
+
+    inputFile = tasks.getByName("zipWebapp").outputs.files.singleFile
+    outputFile = releaseDirectory.resolve("bluemap-${project.version}-webapp.zip")
+}
+
 tasks.clean {
     doFirst {
         if (!file("webapp/dist/").deleteRecursively())
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/de/bluecolored/bluemap/common/WebFilesManager.java b/common/src/main/java/de/bluecolored/bluemap/common/WebFilesManager.java
index 59b9064e..9680d21d 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/de/bluecolored/bluemap/common/WebFilesManager.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/de/bluecolored/bluemap/common/WebFilesManager.java
@@ -114,12 +114,6 @@ public void updateFiles() throws IOException {
         // extract zip to webroot
         Files.createDirectories(webRoot);
         FileHelper.extractZipFile(zippedWebapp, webRoot, StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
-
-        // set version in index.html
-        Path indexFile = webRoot.resolve("index.html");
-        String indexContent = Files.readString(indexFile);
-        indexContent = indexContent.replace("%version%", BlueMap.VERSION);
-        Files.writeString(indexFile, indexContent);
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings({"FieldMayBeFinal", "FieldCanBeLocal", "unused", "MismatchedQueryAndUpdateOfCollection"})
diff --git a/common/webapp/index.html b/common/webapp/index.html
index 39c8140c..7c60a2f1 100644
--- a/common/webapp/index.html
+++ b/common/webapp/index.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         <meta name="viewport" content="user-scalable=no, width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1">
         <meta name="description"
               content="BlueMap is a tool that generates 3D maps of your Minecraft worlds and displays them in your browser">
-        <meta name="version" content="%version%">
+        <meta name="version" content="${version}">
         <meta name="keywords" content="bluemap, map, minecraft, minecraft map">
         <meta name="theme-color" content="#006EDE">
         <meta name="og:site_name" content="BlueMap">