diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 843ee655c..a6176efd4 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>luckperms</artifactId>
         <groupId>me.lucko</groupId>
-        <version>1.3</version>
+        <version>${global.version}</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/bukkit/pom.xml b/bukkit/pom.xml
index 56c2617f1..631d8cfb9 100644
--- a/bukkit/pom.xml
+++ b/bukkit/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>luckperms</artifactId>
         <groupId>me.lucko</groupId>
-        <version>1.3</version>
+        <version>${global.version}</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/bukkit/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/LPBukkitPlugin.java b/bukkit/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/LPBukkitPlugin.java
index 461d09935..b5d31435b 100644
--- a/bukkit/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/LPBukkitPlugin.java
+++ b/bukkit/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/LPBukkitPlugin.java
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 @Getter
 public class LPBukkitPlugin extends JavaPlugin implements LuckPermsPlugin {
-    public static final String VERSION = "v1.3";
-
     private LPConfiguration configuration;
     private UserManager userManager;
     private GroupManager groupManager;
@@ -146,7 +144,7 @@ public class LPBukkitPlugin extends JavaPlugin implements LuckPermsPlugin {
 
     @Override
     public String getVersion() {
-        return VERSION;
+        return getDescription().getVersion();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/bukkit/src/main/resources/plugin.yml b/bukkit/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
index b97d81480..e0d98753d 100644
--- a/bukkit/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
+++ b/bukkit/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: LuckPerms
 author: Luck
-version: 1.2
+version: ${global.version}
 main: me.lucko.luckperms.LPBukkitPlugin
 softdepend: [Vault]
 description: A permissions plugin
diff --git a/bungee/pom.xml b/bungee/pom.xml
index 6e6450c5d..95c591368 100644
--- a/bungee/pom.xml
+++ b/bungee/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>luckperms</artifactId>
         <groupId>me.lucko</groupId>
-        <version>1.3</version>
+        <version>${global.version}</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/bungee/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/LPBungeePlugin.java b/bungee/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/LPBungeePlugin.java
index 05e3b158e..91e06debd 100644
--- a/bungee/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/LPBungeePlugin.java
+++ b/bungee/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/LPBungeePlugin.java
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 @Getter
 public class LPBungeePlugin extends Plugin implements LuckPermsPlugin {
-    public static final String VERSION = "v1.3";
-
     private LPConfiguration configuration;
     private UserManager userManager;
     private GroupManager groupManager;
@@ -106,7 +104,7 @@ public class LPBungeePlugin extends Plugin implements LuckPermsPlugin {
 
     @Override
     public String getVersion() {
-        return VERSION;
+        return getDescription().getVersion();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/bungee/src/main/resources/plugin.yml b/bungee/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
index 55ae98989..d67940b25 100644
--- a/bungee/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
+++ b/bungee/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: LuckPerms
 author: Luck
-version: 1.2
+version: ${global.version}
 main: me.lucko.luckperms.LPBungeePlugin
 description: A permissions plugin
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/pom.xml b/common/pom.xml
index ce6b9a436..fca736af6 100644
--- a/common/pom.xml
+++ b/common/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>luckperms</artifactId>
         <groupId>me.lucko</groupId>
-        <version>1.3</version>
+        <version>${global.version}</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 940cd554a..2b594f555 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
     <groupId>me.lucko</groupId>
     <artifactId>luckperms</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3</version>
+    <version>${global.version}</version>
     <modules>
         <module>bukkit</module>
         <module>common</module>
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
     </modules>
 
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
+    <properties>
+        <global.version>1.4</global.version>
+        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+    </properties>
 
     <repositories>
         <repository>