diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/TaskContributor.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/TaskContributor.kt
index 7fa33775..63cc655a 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/TaskContributor.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/api/TaskContributor.kt
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class TaskContributor @Inject constructor(val incrementalManagerFactory: Increme
             runTask: (Project) -> IncrementalTaskInfo) {
         Variant.allVariants(project).forEach { variant ->
             val variantTaskName = variant.toTask(taskName)
+            context.variant = variant
             dynamicTasks.add(DynamicTask(plugin, variantTaskName, variantTaskName, group, project,
                     dependsOn = dependsOn.map { variant.toTask(it) },
                     reverseDependsOn = reverseDependsOn.map { variant.toTask(it) },