diff --git a/javame/ZXingReader.jad.template b/javame/ZXingReader.jad.template
index 5ebcae56e..b883bb460 100644
--- a/javame/ZXingReader.jad.template
+++ b/javame/ZXingReader.jad.template
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ MIDlet-Jar-URL: @APP_NAME@.jar
 MIDlet-Name: @APP_NAME@
 MIDlet-Permissions: javax.microedition.media.control.VideoControl.getSnapshot
 MIDlet-Vendor: ZXing Project
-MIDlet-Version: 0.1.1
+MIDlet-Version: @VERSION@
 MicroEdition-Configuration: CLDC-1.1
 MicroEdition-Profile: MIDP-2.0
diff --git a/javame/build.xml b/javame/build.xml
index 385d5c996..d181f3dc9 100644
--- a/javame/build.xml
+++ b/javame/build.xml
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@
     <copy file="src/com/google/zxing/client/j2me/MANIFEST.MF.template" tofile="src/com/google/zxing/client/j2me/MANIFEST.MF" overwrite="true">
       <filterset>
         <filter token="APP_NAME" value="${jar-name}"/>
+        <filter token="VERSION" value="${version}"/>        
       </filterset>
     </copy>
 
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@
       <filterset>
         <filter token="JAR_SIZE" value="${jar-size}"/>
         <filter token="APP_NAME" value="${jar-name}"/>
+        <filter token="VERSION" value="${version}"/>
       </filterset>
     </copy>
 
diff --git a/javame/src/com/google/zxing/client/j2me/MANIFEST.MF.template b/javame/src/com/google/zxing/client/j2me/MANIFEST.MF.template
index 411a86303..140699078 100644
--- a/javame/src/com/google/zxing/client/j2me/MANIFEST.MF.template
+++ b/javame/src/com/google/zxing/client/j2me/MANIFEST.MF.template
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ MIDlet-Info-URL: code.google.com/p/zxing
 MIDlet-Name: @APP_NAME@
 MIDlet-Permissions: javax.microedition.media.control.VideoControl.getSnapshot
 MIDlet-Vendor: ZXing Project
-MIDlet-Version: 0.1.1
+MIDlet-Version: @VERSION@
 MicroEdition-Configuration: CLDC-1.1
 MicroEdition-Profile: MIDP-2.0