@@ -89,22 +89,20 @@ public static synchronized KeyStore getCertificateTrustStore()
 }
 
 private static String getVersion() {
-String version = GoogleUtils.class.getPackage().getImplementationVersion();
-// in a non-packaged environment (local), there's no implementation version to read
-if (version == null) {
-// fall back to reading from a properties file - note this value is expected to be cached
-try (InputStream inputStream =
-GoogleUtils.class.getResourceAsStream("google-api-client.properties")) {
-if (inputStream != null) {
-Properties properties = new Properties();
-properties.load(inputStream);
-version = properties.getProperty("google-api-client.version");
-}
-} catch (IOException e) {
-// ignore
+// attempt to read the library's version from a properties file generated during the build
+// this value should be read and cached for later use
+String version = null;
+try (InputStream inputStream =
+GoogleUtils.class.getResourceAsStream("google-api-client.properties")) {
+if (inputStream != null) {
+Properties properties = new Properties();
+properties.load(inputStream);
+version = properties.getProperty("google-api-client.version");
 }
+} catch (IOException e) {
+// ignore
 }
-return version;
+return version == null ? "unknown-version" : version;
 }
 
 private GoogleUtils() {}