diff --git a/gradle/compile/java.gradle b/gradle/compile/java.gradle
index 6998a1d..25a53d9 100644
--- a/gradle/compile/java.gradle
+++ b/gradle/compile/java.gradle
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ tasks.withType(JavaCompile).configureEach {
         options.encoding = 'UTF-8'
         options.compilerArgs.add('-Xlint:all')
         // enforce presence of module-info.java
+        options.compilerArgs.add("--module-version")
+        options.compilerArgs.add(project.version as String)
         options.compilerArgs.add("--module-path")
         options.compilerArgs.add(classpath.asPath)
         classpath = files()