diff --git a/cordform-common/build.gradle b/cordform-common/build.gradle
index c3c1676b23..57048c2c3b 100644
--- a/cordform-common/build.gradle
+++ b/cordform-common/build.gradle
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ repositories {
     mavenCentral()
 }
 
+// This tracks the gradle plugins version and not Corda
+version gradle_plugins_version
+
 dependencies {
     // TypeSafe Config: for simple and human friendly config files.
     compile "com.typesafe:config:$typesafe_config_version"