diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index d09d65e..e560b10 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 import net.minecraftforge.gradle.common.Constants
 import net.minecraftforge.gradle.delayed.DelayedFile
+import net.minecraftforge.gradle.delayed.DelayedString
 import net.minecraftforge.gradle.tasks.user.reobf.ArtifactSpec
 import net.minecraftforge.gradle.tasks.user.reobf.ReobfTask
 import net.minecraftforge.gradle.user.UserBasePlugin
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@
 }
 
 task reobf(type: ReobfTask) {
+	setMcVersion(delayedString(minecraft_version));
 	setExceptorCfg(delayedFile('conf/srg.exc'))
 	setSrg(delayedFile('conf/mcp2notch.srg'))
 	setFieldCsv(delayedFile('conf/fields.csv'))
@@ -262,6 +264,15 @@
 	}
 }
 
+def delayedString(String str) {
+	new DelayedString(project, str) {
+		@Override
+		String resolveDelayed() {
+			return str
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 class SideSplitTask extends DefaultTask {
 	private static final String SIDEONLY_DESK = Type.getDescriptor(SideOnly.class);
 	private ReobfTask reobf;