diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 8aaceac..3df0a0b 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -122,9 +122,6 @@ bintray {
         labels = pkgLabels
         publicDownloadNumbers = true
         version {
-            name = project.version
-            desc = 'Version ' + project.version
-            vcsTag = project.version
             gpg {
                 sign = true
             }
@@ -132,6 +129,13 @@ bintray {
     }
 }
 
+bintrayUpload {
+    versionName = "$project.version"
+    versionDesc = "$mavenName $project.version"
+    versionVcsTag = "$project.version"
+    versionReleased = new Date()
+}
+
 task javadocJar(type: Jar, dependsOn: javadoc) {
     group = 'Build'
     description = 'Builds an archive of the javadoc docs.'