Try buildconfig plugin

Author: q-litzler

build.gradle.kts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ plugins {
     id("kotlinx-serialization") version "1.3.31"
     id("maven-publish")
     id("com.jfrog.bintray") version "1.8.4"
+    id("com.github.kukuhyoniatmoko.buildconfigkotlin") version "1.0.5"
 }
 
 version = Library.version
@@ -19,6 +20,12 @@ repositories {
     maven { url = URI("https://kotlin.bintray.com/kotlinx") }
 }
 
+buildConfigKotlin {
+    sourceSet("metadata") {
+        buildConfig(name = "version", value = Library.version)
+    }
+}
+
 kotlin {
     jvm {
         compilations.all {
@@ -142,24 +149,7 @@ bintray {
     }
 }
 
-val generate by tasks.registering {
-    val directory = File("build/generated").apply {
-        if (!exists()) mkdir()
-    }
-    val file = File("${directory.path}/Library.kt").apply {
-        if (!exists()) createNewFile()
-    }
-
-    file.bufferedWriter().use {
-        it.write("package com.algolia.search.build\n\n")
-        it.write("object Library {\n\n")
-        it.write("\tval version: String = \"${Library.version}\"\n")
-        it.write("}")
-    }
-}
-
 tasks {
-    this["assemble"].dependsOn(generate)
     val bintrayUpload by getting(BintrayUploadTask::class) {
         dependsOn(publishToMavenLocal)
         doFirst {

src/commonMain/kotlin/com/algolia/search/configuration/HttpClient.kt

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package com.algolia.search.configuration
 
-import com.algolia.search.build.Library
+import BuildConfig
 import com.algolia.search.model.response.ResponseABTest
 import com.algolia.search.model.response.ResponseBatches
 import com.algolia.search.model.response.creation.CreationAPIKey
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ internal fun HttpClientConfig<*>.configure(configuration: Configuration) {
         logger = Logger.SIMPLE
     }
     install(UserAgent) {
-        this.agent = "Algolia for Kotlin (${Library.version})"
+        this.agent = "Algolia for Kotlin (${BuildConfig.version})"
     }
     configuration.defaultHeaders?.let {
         install(DefaultRequest) {