diff --git a/src/examples/groovy/build.gradle b/src/examples/groovy/build.gradle
index b5ac347..b9c69ca 100644
--- a/src/examples/groovy/build.gradle
+++ b/src/examples/groovy/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 plugins {
     id 'groovy'
     id 'com.github.ben-manes.versions' version '0.46.0'
-    id 'io.github.stewartbryson.snowflake' version '${version}'
+    id 'io.github.stewartbryson.snowflake' version '@version@'
 }
 
 repositories {
diff --git a/src/examples/java-external-stage/build.gradle b/src/examples/java-external-stage/build.gradle
index f84f867..3028a13 100644
--- a/src/examples/java-external-stage/build.gradle
+++ b/src/examples/java-external-stage/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 plugins {
     id 'java'
     id 'com.github.ben-manes.versions' version '0.46.0'
-    id 'io.github.stewartbryson.snowflake' version '${version}'
+    id 'io.github.stewartbryson.snowflake' version '@version@'
 }
 
 repositories {
diff --git a/src/examples/java-testing/build.gradle b/src/examples/java-testing/build.gradle
index b27b507..e6aea45 100644
--- a/src/examples/java-testing/build.gradle
+++ b/src/examples/java-testing/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 plugins {
     id 'java'
     id 'groovy' // needed for Spock testing framework
-    id 'io.github.stewartbryson.snowflake' version '${version}'
+    id 'io.github.stewartbryson.snowflake' version '@version@'
     id 'com.adarshr.test-logger' version '3.2.0' // added for testing
     id 'com.github.ben-manes.versions' version '0.46.0'
 }
diff --git a/src/examples/java/build.gradle b/src/examples/java/build.gradle
index 61603bd..61f3ff4 100644
--- a/src/examples/java/build.gradle
+++ b/src/examples/java/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 plugins {
     id 'java'
     id 'com.github.ben-manes.versions' version '0.46.0'
-    id 'io.github.stewartbryson.snowflake' version '${version}'
+    id 'io.github.stewartbryson.snowflake' version '@version@'
 }
 
 repositories {
diff --git a/src/examples/kotlin/build.gradle b/src/examples/kotlin/build.gradle
index 98ba200..6b1530d 100644
--- a/src/examples/kotlin/build.gradle
+++ b/src/examples/kotlin/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 plugins {
     id "org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm" version "1.7.21"
     id 'com.github.ben-manes.versions' version '0.46.0'
-    id 'io.github.stewartbryson.snowflake' version '${version}'
+    id 'io.github.stewartbryson.snowflake' version '@version@'
 }
 
 repositories {
diff --git a/src/examples/scala/build.gradle b/src/examples/scala/build.gradle
index b0d7ef9..5e857fb 100644
--- a/src/examples/scala/build.gradle
+++ b/src/examples/scala/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 plugins {
     id 'scala'
     id 'com.github.ben-manes.versions' version '0.46.0'
-    id 'io.github.stewartbryson.snowflake' version '${version}'
+    id 'io.github.stewartbryson.snowflake' version '@version@'
 }
 
 repositories {