diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index f4bd80f1f..3adf72180 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -200,6 +200,10 @@ processResources {
         }
     }
 
+    if (System.getenv('MOD_VERSION') != null) {
+        props.put('mod_version', System.getenv('MOD_VERSION'))
+    }
+
     filesMatching(['META-INF/neoforge.mods.toml', 'pack.mcmeta']) {
         expand props
     }