diff --git a/bdk-android/build.gradle.kts b/bdk-android/build.gradle.kts
index 8304c9c..c465913 100644
--- a/bdk-android/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/bdk-android/build.gradle.kts
@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@ plugins {
     id("io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin") version "1.1.0"
 }
 
+// library version is defined in gradle.properties
+val libraryVersion: String by project
+
 // These properties are required here so that the nexus publish-plugin
 // finds a staging profile with the correct group (group is otherwise set as "")
 // and knows whether to publish to a SNAPSHOT repository or not
 // https://github.com/gradle-nexus/publish-plugin#applying-the-plugin
 group = "org.bitcoindevkit"
-version = "0.12.0-SNAPSHOT"
+version = libraryVersion
 
 nexusPublishing {
     repositories {
diff --git a/bdk-android/gradle.properties b/bdk-android/gradle.properties
index 58f55b9..6aeaa35 100644
--- a/bdk-android/gradle.properties
+++ b/bdk-android/gradle.properties
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1536m
 android.useAndroidX=true
 android.enableJetifier=true
 kotlin.code.style=official
+libraryVersion=0.12.0-SNAPSHOT
diff --git a/bdk-android/lib/build.gradle.kts b/bdk-android/lib/build.gradle.kts
index 6164f29..00b5cd9 100644
--- a/bdk-android/lib/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/bdk-android/lib/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// library version is defined in gradle.properties
+val libraryVersion: String by project
+
 plugins {
     id("com.android.library")
     id("org.jetbrains.kotlin.android") version "1.6.10"
@@ -57,7 +60,7 @@ afterEvaluate {
             create<MavenPublication>("maven") {
                 groupId = "org.bitcoindevkit"
                 artifactId = "bdk-android"
-                version = "0.12.0-SNAPSHOT"
+                version = libraryVersion
 
                 from(components["release"])
                 pom {
diff --git a/bdk-jvm/build.gradle.kts b/bdk-jvm/build.gradle.kts
index c9807ba..ac98891 100644
--- a/bdk-jvm/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/bdk-jvm/build.gradle.kts
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@ plugins {
     id("io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin") version "1.1.0"
 }
 
+// library version is defined in gradle.properties
+val libraryVersion: String by project
+
 // These properties are required here so that the nexus publish-plugin
 // finds a staging profile with the correct group (group is otherwise set as "")
 // and knows whether to publish to a SNAPSHOT repository or not
 // https://github.com/gradle-nexus/publish-plugin#applying-the-plugin
 group = "org.bitcoindevkit"
-version = "0.12.0-SNAPSHOT"
+version = libraryVersion
 
 nexusPublishing {
     repositories {
diff --git a/bdk-jvm/gradle.properties b/bdk-jvm/gradle.properties
index e12e896..d95d188 100644
--- a/bdk-jvm/gradle.properties
+++ b/bdk-jvm/gradle.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1536m
 android.enableJetifier=true
 kotlin.code.style=official
+libraryVersion=0.12.0-SNAPSHOT
diff --git a/bdk-jvm/lib/build.gradle.kts b/bdk-jvm/lib/build.gradle.kts
index b8ab170..53a6f1f 100644
--- a/bdk-jvm/lib/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/bdk-jvm/lib/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.logging.TestExceptionFormat.*
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.logging.TestLogEvent.*
 
+// library version is defined in gradle.properties
+val libraryVersion: String by project
+
 plugins {
     id("org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm") version "1.6.10"
     id("java-library")
@@ -51,7 +54,7 @@ afterEvaluate {
             create<MavenPublication>("maven") {
                 groupId = "org.bitcoindevkit"
                 artifactId = "bdk-jvm"
-                version = "0.12.0-SNAPSHOT"
+                version = libraryVersion
 
                 from(components["java"])
                 pom {