diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index be9defc..3910b0d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ jobs:
           OSSRH_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
           OSSRH_SIGNING_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_SIGNING_PASSPHRASE }}
           OSSRH_SIGNING_SECRET_KEY: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_SIGNING_SECRET_KEY }}
-        run: ./gradlew runtime:publish codegen:publish cli:publish api:publish
+        run: ./gradlew -Pversion=${{ github.event.inputs.version }} runtime:publish codegen:publish cli:publish api:publish
 
       - name: Publish norm plugin to Gradle Plugin Portal
         env:
           GRADLE_PUBLISH_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_PUBLISH_KEY }}
           GRADLE_PUBLISH_SECRET: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_PUBLISH_SECRET }}
         run: |
-          ./gradlew -Dgradle.publish.key=$GRADLE_PUBLISH_KEY -Dgradle.publish.secret=$GRADLE_PUBLISH_SECRET plugin:publishPlugins
+          ./gradlew -Pversion=${{ github.event.inputs.version }} -Dgradle.publish.key=$GRADLE_PUBLISH_KEY -Dgradle.publish.secret=$GRADLE_PUBLISH_SECRET plugin:publishPlugins
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 94d7c20..581d2a9 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ subprojects {
     apply plugin: 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm'
 
     group = 'com.medly.norm'
-    version = '0.0.6'
 
     repositories {
         mavenCentral()