diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f5f70f2..1490aaf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ All notable changes to this project are documented here. The format follows Keep
 ## [0.1.0] - Unreleased
 
 ### Fixed
+- Read the QBit metadata version from the build so release artifacts report their actual version, matching the help bundle.
 - Use dropdowns for tier, scope, source, strategy, metric, comparator and severity, preserving existing stored values.
 - Allow manual Tested Pages inserts with a URL. Validate absolute HTTPS URLs and fill in the site, path and Manual source automatically; validate URL edits too.
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c1bf090..ba99e27 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@
             <filtering>true</filtering>
             <includes>
                <include>help/*.yaml</include>
+               <include>qbit-web-performance.properties</include>
             </includes>
          </resource>
          <resource>
@@ -144,10 +145,20 @@
             <filtering>false</filtering>
             <excludes>
                <exclude>help/*.yaml</exclude>
+               <exclude>qbit-web-performance.properties</exclude>
             </excludes>
          </resource>
       </resources>
       <plugins>
+         <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+            <configuration>
+               <systemPropertyVariables combine.children="append">
+                  <qbit.artifactVersion>${project.version}</qbit.artifactVersion>
+               </systemPropertyVariables>
+            </configuration>
+         </plugin>
          <plugin>
             <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
             <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/webperf/WebPerfQBitProducer.java b/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/webperf/WebPerfQBitProducer.java
index d24d981..dbc8f08 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/webperf/WebPerfQBitProducer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/webperf/WebPerfQBitProducer.java
@@ -21,8 +21,11 @@
 package com.kingsrook.qbits.webperf;
 
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Properties;
 import com.kingsrook.qbits.webperf.metadata.WebPerfMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QException;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.logging.QLogger;
@@ -62,13 +65,41 @@ public class WebPerfQBitProducer implements QBitMetaDataProducer<WebPerfQBitConf
 
    public static final String GROUP_ID    = "com.kingsrook.qbits";
    public static final String ARTIFACT_ID = "web-performance";
-   public static final String VERSION     = "0.1.0";
+   public static final String VERSION     = loadVersion();
 
    private WebPerfQBitConfig qBitConfig;
    private String            namespace;
 
 
 
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Read the artifact version from the Maven-filtered properties resource.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private static String loadVersion()
+   {
+      try(InputStream inputStream = WebPerfQBitProducer.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("qbit-web-performance.properties"))
+      {
+         if(inputStream == null)
+         {
+            throw (new IllegalStateException("Missing qbit-web-performance.properties; build with Maven to generate the artifact version"));
+         }
+         Properties properties = new Properties();
+         properties.load(inputStream);
+         String version = properties.getProperty("version");
+         if(version == null || version.isBlank() || version.contains("${"))
+         {
+            throw (new IllegalStateException("Missing or unfiltered version in qbit-web-performance.properties; build with Maven"));
+         }
+         return (version);
+      }
+      catch(IOException e)
+      {
+         throw (new IllegalStateException("Could not read artifact version from qbit-web-performance.properties", e));
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     ** Fluent setter for the config.
     **
diff --git a/src/main/resources/qbit-web-performance.properties b/src/main/resources/qbit-web-performance.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..defbd48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/qbit-web-performance.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+version=${project.version}
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/webperf/WebPerfHelpBundleTest.java b/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/webperf/WebPerfHelpBundleTest.java
index 8c9512f..d6bfde8 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/webperf/WebPerfHelpBundleTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/webperf/WebPerfHelpBundleTest.java
@@ -45,7 +45,13 @@ class WebPerfHelpBundleTest
 
       assertThat(qInstance.getTable("helpContent")).isNull();
       assertThat(HelpBundles.of(qInstance).getBundles()).singleElement()
-         .satisfies(bundle -> assertThat(bundle.getId()).isEqualTo("qbit-web-performance"));
+         .satisfies(bundle ->
+         {
+            assertThat(bundle.getId()).isEqualTo("qbit-web-performance");
+            assertThat(System.getProperty("qbit.artifactVersion")).isNotBlank();
+            assertThat(bundle.getVersion()).isEqualTo(System.getProperty("qbit.artifactVersion"))
+               .isEqualTo(WebPerfQBitProducer.VERSION);
+         });
       HelpBundleAssertions.forInstance(qInstance)
          .bundles("help/qbit-web-performance.yaml")
          .owning(target -> target.name().startsWith("web_performance_") || target.name().startsWith("webPerformance"))
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/webperf/WebPerfQBitProducerTest.java b/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/webperf/WebPerfQBitProducerTest.java
index 094d159..4ce349e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/webperf/WebPerfQBitProducerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/webperf/WebPerfQBitProducerTest.java
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ class WebPerfQBitProducerTest
    @Test
    void testRegistersIntoAFreshInstance() throws Exception
    {
+      assertThat(System.getProperty("qbit.artifactVersion")).isNotBlank();
+      assertThat(WebPerfQBitProducer.VERSION).isEqualTo(System.getProperty("qbit.artifactVersion"));
+      assertThat(new WebPerfQBitProducer().getQBitMetaData().getVersion()).isEqualTo(WebPerfQBitProducer.VERSION);
       QInstance qInstance = WebPerfTestSupport.newInstance();
       new WebPerfQBitProducer().withQBitConfig(WebPerfTestSupport.config()
          .withUrlSource(new SitemapUrlSource("https://www.example.com/sitemap.xml"))