diff --git a/DEPENDENCIES b/DEPENDENCIES
index f1d7aff1..f9c46f27 100644
--- a/DEPENDENCIES
+++ b/DEPENDENCIES
@@ -112,11 +112,10 @@ maven/mavencentral/org.codehaus.plexus/plexus-component-annotations/2.1.0, Apach
 maven/mavencentral/org.codehaus.plexus/plexus-container-default/2.1.0, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/org.codehaus.plexus/plexus-utils/3.1.1, , approved, CQ16492
 maven/mavencentral/org.codehaus.plexus/plexus-utils/3.3.0, , approved, CQ21066
-maven/mavencentral/org.eclipse.edc/autodoc-processor/+, Apache-2.0, approved, technology.edc
+maven/mavencentral/org.eclipse.edc/autodoc-processor/0.8.2-SNAPSHOT, Apache-2.0, approved, technology.edc
 maven/mavencentral/org.eclipse.edc/boot-spi/0.8.2-SNAPSHOT, Apache-2.0, approved, technology.edc
 maven/mavencentral/org.eclipse.edc/core-spi/0.8.2-SNAPSHOT, Apache-2.0, approved, technology.edc
 maven/mavencentral/org.eclipse.edc/policy-model/0.8.2-SNAPSHOT, Apache-2.0, approved, technology.edc
-maven/mavencentral/org.eclipse.edc/runtime-metamodel/0.8.2-20240819-SNAPSHOT, Apache-2.0, approved, technology.edc
 maven/mavencentral/org.eclipse.edc/runtime-metamodel/0.8.2-SNAPSHOT, Apache-2.0, approved, technology.edc
 maven/mavencentral/org.glassfish.web/javax.el/2.2.6, CDDL-1.0 OR GPL-2.0-only WITH Classpath-exception-2.0, approved, #1654
 maven/mavencentral/org.hibernate.validator/hibernate-validator-annotation-processor/6.0.2.Final, Apache-2.0 AND LicenseRef-Public-Domain, approved, CQ20221
diff --git a/plugins/autodoc/autodoc-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/plugins/autodoc/AutodocDependencyInjector.java b/plugins/autodoc/autodoc-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/plugins/autodoc/AutodocDependencyInjector.java
index 3a327898..21196adc 100644
--- a/plugins/autodoc/autodoc-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/plugins/autodoc/AutodocDependencyInjector.java
+++ b/plugins/autodoc/autodoc-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/plugins/autodoc/AutodocDependencyInjector.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.DependencyResolutionListener;
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.ResolvableDependencies;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.compile.JavaCompile;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -42,17 +43,7 @@ class AutodocDependencyInjector implements DependencyResolutionListener {
 
     @Override
     public void beforeResolve(ResolvableDependencies dependencies) {
-        var processorVersion = extension.getProcessorVersion();
-
-        var artifact = DEPENDENCY_NAME;
-        if (processorVersion.isPresent()) {
-            var version = processorVersion.get();
-            artifact += ":" + version;
-            project.getLogger().debug("{}: use configured version from AutodocExtension (override) [{}]", project.getName(), version);
-        } else {
-            artifact += ":+";
-            project.getLogger().info("No explicit configuration value for the annotationProcessor version was found. Current one will be used");
-        }
+        var artifact = DEPENDENCY_NAME + ":" + getProcessorVersion();
 
         if (addDependency(project, artifact)) {
             var task = project.getTasks().findByName("compileJava");
@@ -72,6 +63,20 @@ public void afterResolve(ResolvableDependencies dependencies) {
 
     }
 
+    private @NotNull String getProcessorVersion() {
+        var processorVersion = extension.getProcessorVersion();
+
+        if (processorVersion.isPresent()) {
+            var version = processorVersion.get();
+            project.getLogger().debug("{}: use configured version from AutodocExtension (override) [{}]", project.getName(), version);
+            return version;
+        } else {
+            var version = project.getVersion().toString();
+            project.getLogger().info("No explicit configuration value for the annotationProcessor version was found. Project version {} will be used", version);
+            return version;
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Adds an {@code annotationProcessor} dependency to the given project.
      *
diff --git a/plugins/edc-build/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/plugins/edcbuild/extensions/BuildExtension.java b/plugins/edc-build/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/plugins/edcbuild/extensions/BuildExtension.java
index 690a1aa8..6d07a031 100644
--- a/plugins/edc-build/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/plugins/edcbuild/extensions/BuildExtension.java
+++ b/plugins/edc-build/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/plugins/edcbuild/extensions/BuildExtension.java
@@ -24,21 +24,14 @@
  * Root configuration resource for the EDC Build plugin
  */
 public abstract class BuildExtension {
-    private final VersionsExtension versions;
     private final MavenPomExtension pom;
     private final SwaggerGeneratorExtension swagger;
 
     public BuildExtension(ObjectFactory objectFactory) {
-        versions = objectFactory.newInstance(VersionsExtension.class);
         pom = objectFactory.newInstance(MavenPomExtension.class);
         swagger = objectFactory.newInstance(SwaggerGeneratorExtension.class);
     }
 
-
-    public void versions(Action<? super VersionsExtension> action) {
-        action.execute(versions);
-    }
-
     public void pom(Action<? super MavenPomExtension> action) {
         action.execute(pom);
     }
@@ -47,10 +40,6 @@ public void swagger(Action<? super SwaggerGeneratorExtension> action) {
         action.execute(swagger);
     }
 
-    public VersionsExtension getVersions() {
-        return versions;
-    }
-
     public MavenPomExtension getPom() {
         return pom;
     }
diff --git a/plugins/edc-build/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/plugins/edcbuild/extensions/VersionsExtension.java b/plugins/edc-build/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/plugins/edcbuild/extensions/VersionsExtension.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 226859f2..00000000
--- a/plugins/edc-build/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/plugins/edcbuild/extensions/VersionsExtension.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *  Copyright (c) 2022 Microsoft Corporation
- *
- *  This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
- *  terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0 which is available at
- *  https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- *  SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- *
- *  Contributors:
- *       Microsoft Corporation - initial API and implementation
- *
- */
-
-package org.eclipse.edc.plugins.edcbuild.extensions;
-
-import org.gradle.api.provider.Property;
-
-public abstract class VersionsExtension {
-    private String catalogName = "libs";
-
-    public abstract Property<String> getProjectVersion();
-
-    public abstract Property<String> getJetbrainsAnnotation();
-
-    public abstract Property<String> getJackson();
-
-    public abstract Property<String> getMetaModel();
-
-    public abstract Property<String> getJupiter();
-
-    public abstract Property<String> getMockito();
-
-    public abstract Property<String> getAssertJ();
-
-    public String getCatalogName() {
-        return catalogName;
-    }
-
-    public void setCatalogName(String catalogName) {
-        this.catalogName = catalogName;
-    }
-
-}