diff --git a/orm/pom.xml b/orm/pom.xml
index 5b875a4ecc..ad6156307b 100644
--- a/orm/pom.xml
+++ b/orm/pom.xml
@@ -82,4 +82,26 @@
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 
+	<build>
+		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.jboss.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-injection-plugin</artifactId>
+				<configuration>
+					<bytecodeInjections>
+						<bytecodeInjection>
+							<expression>${project.version}</expression>
+							<targetMembers>
+								<methodBodyReturn>
+									<className>org.hibernate.tool.api.version.Version</className>
+									<methodName>versionString</methodName>
+								</methodBodyReturn>
+							</targetMembers>
+						</bytecodeInjection>
+					</bytecodeInjections>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+		</plugins>
+	</build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/orm/src/main/java/org/hibernate/tool/api/version/Version.java b/orm/src/main/java/org/hibernate/tool/api/version/Version.java
index 9238a82d3c..925f3fce9f 100644
--- a/orm/src/main/java/org/hibernate/tool/api/version/Version.java
+++ b/orm/src/main/java/org/hibernate/tool/api/version/Version.java
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 
 public interface Version {
 	
-	final static String CURRENT_VERSION = "6.3.3-SNAPSHOT";
+	/**
+	 * @deprecated Use {@link #versionString()} instead.
+	 */
+	@Deprecated
+	final static String CURRENT_VERSION = versionString();
+
+	static String versionString() {
+		// This implementation is replaced during the build with another one that returns the correct value.
+		return "UNKNOWN";
+	}
 
 }