diff --git a/rest/taskana-rest-spring-example/src/main/resources/application.properties b/rest/taskana-rest-spring-example/src/main/resources/application.properties
index ecaa114f3..6d12eae5c 100644
--- a/rest/taskana-rest-spring-example/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/rest/taskana-rest-spring-example/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ devMode=false
 ####### property that control if the database is cleaned and sample data is generated
 generateSampleData=true
 
+####### Property that informs about the Taskana's version. This version is shown the application web
+version=@project.version@
+
 ####### control LDAP usage
 taskana.ldap.useLdap=false
 ####### properties to connect to LDAP
diff --git a/rest/taskana-rest-spring-example/src/test/resources/application.properties b/rest/taskana-rest-spring-example/src/test/resources/application.properties
index 27c503833..b4a656d4a 100644
--- a/rest/taskana-rest-spring-example/src/test/resources/application.properties
+++ b/rest/taskana-rest-spring-example/src/test/resources/application.properties
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ datasource.password=sa
 taskana.schemaName=TASKANA
 ####### property that control rest api security deploy use true for no security.
 devMode=false
+
+####### Property that informs about the Taskana's version. This version is shown the application web
+version=@project.version@
+
 ####### control LDAP usage
 taskana.ldap.useLdap=false
 ####### properties to connect to LDAP
diff --git a/rest/taskana-rest-spring/src/main/java/pro/taskana/rest/TaskanaEngineController.java b/rest/taskana-rest-spring/src/main/java/pro/taskana/rest/TaskanaEngineController.java
index 5e1e344cf..c74cef4fc 100644
--- a/rest/taskana-rest-spring/src/main/java/pro/taskana/rest/TaskanaEngineController.java
+++ b/rest/taskana-rest-spring/src/main/java/pro/taskana/rest/TaskanaEngineController.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package pro.taskana.rest;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
@@ -28,6 +29,9 @@ public class TaskanaEngineController {
     @Autowired
     TaskanaEngineImpl taskanaEngineImpl;
 
+    @Value("${version:Local build}")
+    private String version;
+
     @GetMapping(path = "/v1/domains", produces = {MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE})
     public ResponseEntity<List<String>> getDomains() {
         return new ResponseEntity<>(taskanaEngineConfiguration.getDomains(), HttpStatus.OK);
@@ -66,10 +70,6 @@ public class TaskanaEngineController {
      */
     @GetMapping(path = "/v1/version", produces = {MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE})
     public ResponseEntity<VersionResource> currentVersion() {
-        String version = TaskanaEngineController.class.getPackage().getImplementationVersion();
-        if (version == null) {
-            version = "1.0-DEFAULT";
-        }
         VersionResource resource = new VersionResource();
         resource.setVersion(version);
         return new ResponseEntity<>(resource,