diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f6b839a..1f93dfc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,3 @@
 build
 
 .idea
-
-# Ignore ProjectVersion file
-src/main/java/com/incognia/api/ProjectVersion.java
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 7b779f0..97240eb 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -12,12 +12,18 @@ version = "3.18.0"
 
 def projectVersion = version.toString()
 def testJavaVersion = providers.gradleProperty("testJavaVersion").orElse("8").get().toInteger()
-def projectVersionFile = layout.projectDirectory.file("src/main/java/com/incognia/api/ProjectVersion.java")
+def projectVersionSourceDir = layout.buildDirectory.dir("generated/sources/projectVersion/java/main")
+def projectVersionFile = projectVersionSourceDir.map {
+    it.file("com/incognia/api/ProjectVersion.java")
+}
 
-tasks.register("createProjectVersionFile") {
-    outputs.file(projectVersionFile)
+def createProjectVersionFile = tasks.register("createProjectVersionFile") {
+    inputs.property("projectVersion", projectVersion)
+    outputs.dir(projectVersionSourceDir)
     doLast {
-        projectVersionFile.asFile.text =
+        def outputFile = projectVersionFile.get().asFile
+        outputFile.parentFile.mkdirs()
+        outputFile.text =
 """package com.incognia.api;
 
 public class ProjectVersion {
@@ -27,8 +33,10 @@ public class ProjectVersion {
     }
 }
 
-tasks.named('compileJava') {
-    dependsOn(tasks.named("createProjectVersionFile"))
+sourceSets {
+    main {
+        java.srcDir(createProjectVersionFile)
+    }
 }
 
 repositories {