diff --git a/build-ivy.xml b/build-ivy.xml
index 638eeb1..a93cbaa 100644
--- a/build-ivy.xml
+++ b/build-ivy.xml
@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@
   </target>
 
   <target name="publish" depends="dist" description="Publishes jar to local repository.">
-    <ivy:publish resolver="local" pubrevision="1.0">
+    <property name="release" value="1.0"/>
+    <ivy:publish resolver="local" pubrevision="${release}">
       <artifacts pattern="${deploy.dir}/[artifact].[ext]" />
     </ivy:publish>
   </target>