diff --git a/engine/pom.xml b/engine/pom.xml
index 9fe5194e9f..13fdce2d74 100644
--- a/engine/pom.xml
+++ b/engine/pom.xml
@@ -216,6 +216,23 @@
             </testResource>
         </testResources>
         <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.validator.internal.util.Version</className>
+                                    <methodName>getVersionString</methodName>
+                                </methodBodyReturn>
+                            </targetMembers>
+                        </bytecodeInjection>
+                    </bytecodeInjections>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <executions>
diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/org/hibernate/validator/internal/util/Version.java b/engine/src/main/java/org/hibernate/validator/internal/util/Version.java
index 965227447c..acfa9bdad1 100644
--- a/engine/src/main/java/org/hibernate/validator/internal/util/Version.java
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/org/hibernate/validator/internal/util/Version.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public final class Version {
 	}
 
 	public static String getVersionString() {
-		return Version.class.getPackage().getImplementationVersion();
+		return "UNKNOWN";
 	}
 
 	public static void touch() {
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 74161ca4f8..99d91e48a1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@
         <version.spotless-maven-plugin>2.43.0</version.spotless-maven-plugin>
         <version.jacoco.plugin>0.8.12</version.jacoco.plugin>
         <version.sonar.plugin>5.0.0.4389</version.sonar.plugin>
+        <version.maven.injection.plugin>1.0.2</version.maven.injection.plugin>
 
         <!-- Forbidden API related properties -->
         <forbiddenapis-junit.path>forbidden-junit.txt</forbiddenapis-junit.path>
@@ -1587,6 +1588,19 @@
                     <artifactId>sonar-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>${version.sonar.plugin}</version>
                 </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.jboss.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-injection-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${version.maven.injection.plugin}</version>
+                    <executions>
+                        <execution>
+                            <phase>compile</phase>
+                            <goals>
+                                <goal>bytecode</goal>
+                            </goals>
+                        </execution>
+                    </executions>
+                </plugin>
             </plugins>
         </pluginManagement>
     </build>