diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index e654a026c9..88722424cb 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat
 import org.gradle.api.JavaVersion.VERSION_11
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile
 
@@ -8,8 +9,9 @@ val semVer: String? by project
 val coroutinesVersion: String by project
 val collectionsVersion: String by project
 val junit5Version: String by project
+val dateBasedVersion: String = SimpleDateFormat("YYYY.MM").format(System.currentTimeMillis()) // CI proceeds the same way
 
-version = semVer ?: "1.0-SNAPSHOT"
+version = semVer ?: "$dateBasedVersion-SNAPSHOT"
 
 plugins {
     `java-library`
diff --git a/utbot-intellij/build.gradle.kts b/utbot-intellij/build.gradle.kts
index d27a08588e..4d5571c915 100644
--- a/utbot-intellij/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/utbot-intellij/build.gradle.kts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ val pythonCommunityPluginVersion: String? by rootProject
 val pythonUltimatePluginVersion: String? by rootProject
 val sootCommitHash: String? by rootProject
 val kryoVersion: String? by rootProject
+val semVer: String? by rootProject
 
 plugins {
     id("org.jetbrains.intellij") version "1.7.0"
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ tasks {
     patchPluginXml {
         sinceBuild.set("212")
         untilBuild.set("222.*")
+        version.set(semVer)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/utbot-intellij/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml b/utbot-intellij/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
index a5972aa021..81f3409165 100644
--- a/utbot-intellij/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/utbot-intellij/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
     <id>org.utbot.intellij.plugin.id</id>
     <name>UnitTestBot</name>
     <vendor>utbot.org</vendor>
-    <!-- Do not insert, it is updated from build.gradle-->
-    <!-- <idea-version since-build="202.8194.7"/>-->
-    <version>2022.7-beta</version>
     <depends>com.intellij.modules.platform</depends>
     <depends>com.intellij.modules.java</depends>
     <depends>org.jetbrains.kotlin</depends>