diff --git a/.space.kts b/.space.kts
index 57ddb47..d99a97d 100644
--- a/.space.kts
+++ b/.space.kts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import kotlin.io.path.readText
+
 job("Build") {
     gradlew("openjdk:11", "build")
 }
@@ -10,13 +12,20 @@ job("Publish"){
         env["SPACE_USER"] = Secrets("space_user")
         env["SPACE_TOKEN"] = Secrets("space_token")
         kotlinScript { api ->
+
             val spaceUser = System.getenv("SPACE_USER")
             val spaceToken = System.getenv("SPACE_TOKEN")
 
+            // write version to the build directory
+            api.gradlew("version")
+
+            //read version from build file
+            val version = java.nio.file.Path.of("build/project-version.txt").readText()
+
             api.space().projects.automation.deployments.start(
                 project = api.projectIdentifier(),
                 targetIdentifier = TargetIdentifier.Key("gradle-tools"),
-                version = api.gitRevision(),
+                version = version,
                 // automatically update deployment status based on a status of a job
                 syncWithAutomationJob = true
             )
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 690e4d3..e7b8fc2 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -95,6 +95,16 @@ gradlePlugin {
     }
 }
 
+tasks.create("version") {
+    val versionFile = project.buildDir.resolve("project-version.txt")
+    outputs.file(versionFile)
+    doLast {
+        versionFile.createNewFile()
+        versionFile.writeText(project.version.toString())
+        println(project.version)
+    }
+}
+
 //publishing version catalog
 
 @Suppress("UnstableApiUsage")