diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5dd003e..ee99238 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -78,21 +78,15 @@ dependencies {
 
 }
 
-processResources {
-    // this will ensure that this task is redone when the versions change.
-    inputs.property 'version', project.version
-    inputs.property 'mcversion', '@MC_VERSION@'
-
-    // replace stuff in mcmod.info, nothing else
-    from(sourceSets.main.resources.srcDirs) {
-        include 'META_INF/mods.toml'
-                
-        // replace version and mcversion
-        expand 'version':project.version, 'mcversion': '@MC_VERSION@'
+// Example for how to get properties into the manifest for reading by the runtime..
+jar {
+    manifest {
+        attributes(["Specification-Title": "examplemod",
+                    "Specification-Vendor": "examplemodsareus",
+                    "Specification-Version": "24.0", // We are version 1 of the modlauncher specification
+                    "Implementation-Title": project.name,
+                    "Implementation-Version": "${version}",
+                    "Implementation-Vendor" :"examplemodsareus",
+                    "Implementation-Timestamp": new Date().format("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssZ")],)
     }
-
-    // copy everything else except the mods.toml
-    from(sourceSets.main.resources.srcDirs) {
-        exclude 'META_INF/mods.toml'
-    }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/resources/META-INF/mods.toml b/src/main/resources/META-INF/mods.toml
index 90970be..3c4cc87 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/META-INF/mods.toml
+++ b/src/main/resources/META-INF/mods.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ authors="Love, Cheese and small house plants" #optional
 # The modid of the mod
 modId="examplemod" #mandatory
 # The version number of the mod - there's a few well known ${} variables useable here or just hardcode it
-version="1.0" #mandatory
+version="${file.jarVersion}" #mandatory
  # A display name for the mod
 displayName="Example Mod" #mandatory
 # The description text for the mod (multi line!) (#mandatory)
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ Have some lorem ipsum.
 
 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed mollis lacinia magna. Orci varius natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Sed sagittis luctus odio eu tempus. Interdum et malesuada fames ac ante ipsum primis in faucibus. Pellentesque volutpat ligula eget lacus auctor sagittis. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Nunc gravida elit vitae sem vehicula efficitur. Donec mattis ipsum et arcu lobortis, eleifend sagittis sem rutrum. Cras pharetra quam eget posuere fermentum. Sed id tincidunt justo. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
 '''
-
 # A dependency - use the . to indicate dependency for a specific modid. Dependencies are optional.
 [[dependencies.examplemod]] #optional
     # the modid of the dependency