diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index aeab042..a899b37 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ SOFTWARE.
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-      <artifactId>maven-model</artifactId>
-      <version>3.9.9</version>
+      <groupId>com.jcabi</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jcabi-manifests</artifactId>
+      <!-- version from the parent pom -->
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.yaml</groupId>
@@ -200,6 +200,19 @@ SOFTWARE.
         <artifactId>maven-invoker-plugin</artifactId>
         <!-- version from the parent pom -->
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+        <!-- version from the parent pom -->
+        <configuration>
+          <archive>
+            <index>true</index>
+            <manifestEntries>
+              <Lints-Version>${project.version}</Lints-Version>
+            </manifestEntries>
+          </archive>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/eolang/lints/Defect.java b/src/main/java/org/eolang/lints/Defect.java
index 85d694a..207ccbe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/eolang/lints/Defect.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/eolang/lints/Defect.java
@@ -23,11 +23,7 @@
  */
 package org.eolang.lints;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.nio.file.Files;
-import java.nio.file.Paths;
-import org.apache.maven.model.io.xpp3.MavenXpp3Reader;
-import org.codehaus.plexus.util.xml.pull.XmlPullParserException;
+import com.jcabi.manifests.Manifests;
 
 /**
  * A single defect found.
@@ -64,7 +60,7 @@ public interface Defect {
      * The linter's current version.
      * @return Linter's current version
      */
-    String version() throws IOException, XmlPullParserException;
+    String version();
 
     /**
      * Default.
@@ -136,10 +132,8 @@ public String text() {
         }
 
         @Override
-        public String version() throws IOException, XmlPullParserException {
-            return new MavenXpp3Reader().read(
-                Files.newInputStream(Paths.get("pom.xml"))
-            ).getVersion();
+        public String version() {
+            return Manifests.read("Lints-Version");
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/eolang/lints/DefectTest.java b/src/test/java/org/eolang/lints/DefectTest.java
index a1ad788..c6a8e4d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/eolang/lints/DefectTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/eolang/lints/DefectTest.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
  */
 package org.eolang.lints;
 
-import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert;
 import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -35,15 +34,8 @@
  */
 final class DefectTest {
 
-    /**
-     * Version regexp pattern.
-     */
-    private static final Pattern VERSION_PATTERN = Pattern.compile(
-        "^(0|[1-9]\\d*)\\.(0|[1-9]\\d*)\\.(0|[1-9]\\d*)(-[a-zA-Z0-9]+(-[a-zA-Z0-9]+)*)?(\\+[a-zA-Z0-9]+)?$"
-    );
-
     @Test
-    void returnsVersion() throws Exception {
+    void returnsVersion() {
         final String version = new Defect.Default(
             "metas/incorrect-architect",
             Severity.WARNING,
@@ -51,13 +43,9 @@ void returnsVersion() throws Exception {
             "Something went wrong with an architect"
         ).version();
         MatcherAssert.assertThat(
-            String.format(
-                "Version '%s' doesn't match with version regex: '%s'",
-                version,
-                DefectTest.VERSION_PATTERN
-            ),
-            DefectTest.VERSION_PATTERN.matcher(version).matches(),
-            Matchers.equalTo(false)
+            "Version doesn't match with expected",
+            version,
+            Matchers.equalTo("1.2.3")
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/resources/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/src/test/resources/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5465d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Lints-Version: 1.2.3