diff --git a/bindings/java/build.xml b/bindings/java/build.xml
index 6af0b5df..b5881174 100644
--- a/bindings/java/build.xml
+++ b/bindings/java/build.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 <project name="Sigar" default="build" basedir=".">
 
+  <property name="sigar.version" value="1.1.5-dev"/>
+
   <property file="${user.home}/.sigar-build.properties"/>
   <property name="project.name" value="sigar"/>
   <property name="jni.define.name" value="SIGAR"/>
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@
   <property name="src" location="src"/>
   <property name="build" location="build"/>
   <property name="build.javadoc" value="${build}/javadoc"/>
-  <property name="dist.name" value="hyperic-sigar"/>
+  <property name="dist.name" value="hyperic-sigar-${sigar.version}"/>
   <property name="dist" location="${build}/${dist.name}"/>
   <property name="perl" value="perl"/>
   <!-- trick TestFQDN into passing with: ant test -Dsigar.fdqn=foo.bar -->
@@ -79,7 +81,24 @@
     </javac>
   </target>
 
-  <target name="prepare-src">
+  <target name="sigar-version">
+    <tstamp>
+      <format property="BUILD_DATE" pattern="MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm aa"/>
+    </tstamp>
+
+    <property name="version.file"
+              value="src/net/hyperic/sigar/SigarVersion.java"/>
+
+    <copy file="${version.file}.in"
+          tofile="${build}/${version.file}"/>
+
+    <replace file="${build}/${version.file}">
+      <replacefilter token="@@BUILD_DATE@@" value="${BUILD_DATE}"/>
+      <replacefilter token="@@VERSION_STRING@@" value="${sigar.version}"/>
+    </replace>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="prepare-src" depends="sigar-version">
     <mkdir dir="${build}/src"/>
 
     <exec executable="${perl}" dir=".">