diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 623b006fac..0fec65e48e 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ group = io.papermc.paper
 version = 1.17-R0.1-SNAPSHOT
 
 mcVersion = 1.17
-packageVersion = 1_17_R1
 
 org.gradle.parallel=true
 org.gradle.vfs.watch=false
diff --git a/patches/server/Build-system-changes.patch b/patches/server/Build-system-changes.patch
index 9862961043..13e2d5f5bf 100644
--- a/patches/server/Build-system-changes.patch
+++ b/patches/server/Build-system-changes.patch
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..00000000000000000000000000000000
 +        rename { "pom.xml" }
 +    }
 +
+     val packageVersion = "1_17_R1"
      relocate("org.bukkit.craftbukkit", "org.bukkit.craftbukkit.v$packageVersion") {
          exclude("org.bukkit.craftbukkit.Main*")
      }
diff --git a/patches/server/Setup-Gradle-project.patch b/patches/server/Setup-Gradle-project.patch
index 5b78263eee..385a1e3c45 100644
--- a/patches/server/Setup-Gradle-project.patch
+++ b/patches/server/Setup-Gradle-project.patch
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..00000000000000000000000000000000
 +    id("com.github.johnrengelman.shadow")
 +}
 +
-+val packageVersion = providers.gradleProperty("packageVersion").forUseAtConfigurationTime().get()
-+
 +repositories {
 +    maven("https://libraries.minecraft.net/")
 +}
@@ -101,6 +99,7 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..00000000000000000000000000000000
 +tasks.shadowJar {
 +    archiveClassifier.set("mojang-mapped")
 +
++    val packageVersion = "1_17_R1"
 +    relocate("org.bukkit.craftbukkit", "org.bukkit.craftbukkit.v$packageVersion") {
 +        exclude("org.bukkit.craftbukkit.Main*")
 +    }