diff --git a/api/build.gradle b/api/build.gradle
index 8ebac8aa8..7b1aef990 100644
--- a/api/build.gradle
+++ b/api/build.gradle
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version = "API-" + rootProject.versionStr
+version = "API-" + rootProject.mod_version
 
 configurations {