diff --git a/bundles/eclipselink/pom.xml b/bundles/eclipselink/pom.xml
index 5a51b5594bd..897d7bfe508 100644
--- a/bundles/eclipselink/pom.xml
+++ b/bundles/eclipselink/pom.xml
@@ -437,8 +437,16 @@
                                     <directory>${gen.src.dir}</directory>
                                     <excludes>
                                         <exclude>**/*.java</exclude>
+                                        <exclude>org/eclipse/persistence/version.properties</exclude>
                                     </excludes>
                                 </resource>
+                                <resource>
+                                    <directory>${gen.src.dir}</directory>
+                                    <filtering>true</filtering>
+                                    <includes>
+                                        <include>org/eclipse/persistence/version.properties</include>
+                                    </includes>
+                                </resource>
                             </resources>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>