diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 2096cd6..a449489 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 group = 'se.koc'
-version = '1.0.0-SNAPSHOT'
+version = project.hasProperty('version') ? project.property('version') : '1.0.0-SNAPSHOT'
 sourceCompatibility = 1.8
 targetCompatibility = 1.8
 compileJava.options.encoding = 'UTF-8'
diff --git a/build_publish.gradle b/build_publish.gradle
index 406d9b1..e9432c8 100644
--- a/build_publish.gradle
+++ b/build_publish.gradle
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ publishing {
         maven {
             def snapshotsRepoUrl = 'http://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/'
             def releasesRepoUrl = 'http://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/'
-            url = project.hasProperty('release') && !version.endsWith('SNAPSHOT') ? releasesRepoUrl : snapshotsRepoUrl
+            url = project.hasProperty('release') ? releasesRepoUrl : snapshotsRepoUrl
 
             if (project.hasProperty('mavenCentralUsername') && project.hasProperty('mavenCentralPassword')) {
                 credentials {