Programmatically getting the Maven version of your project

Question

How do I get the Maven version of my project programatically?

In other words:

static public String getVersion()
{
    ...what goes here?...
}

For example, if my project would generate the jar CalculatorApp-1.2.3.jar, I want getVersion() to return 1.2.3.

Answer 1

For jar files, you have the MANIFEST.MF as the default place to put the Implementation-Version there. Maven supports building the jar file like this.

See also How do I add an Implementation-Version value to a jar manifest using Maven?