diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 78901d8e..2e7ff96b 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ task writeVersion  {
     def props = new Properties()
     props.setProperty('version', version)
     props.store(propsFile.newWriter(), null)
+    propsFile.text = propsFile.readLines().tail().join('\n')
 }
 
 swaggerhubUpload {