diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/aliucord/gradle/AliucordExtension.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/aliucord/gradle/AliucordExtension.kt
index e1cb972..63eff67 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/aliucord/gradle/AliucordExtension.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/aliucord/gradle/AliucordExtension.kt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import org.gradle.api.provider.ListProperty
 import org.gradle.api.provider.Property
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
-abstract class AliucordExtension @Inject constructor(project: Project) {
+abstract class AliucordExtension @Inject constructor(val project: Project) {
     val projectType: Property<ProjectType> =
         project.objects.property(ProjectType::class.java).convention(ProjectType.PLUGIN)
 
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/aliucord/gradle/task/CompileDexTask.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/aliucord/gradle/task/CompileDexTask.kt
index 6fd2d75..7d9feab 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/aliucord/gradle/task/CompileDexTask.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/aliucord/gradle/task/CompileDexTask.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 package com.aliucord.gradle.task
 
+import com.aliucord.gradle.AliucordExtension
 import com.aliucord.gradle.getAliucord
 import com.android.build.gradle.BaseExtension
 import com.android.build.gradle.internal.errors.MessageReceiverImpl
@@ -103,6 +104,8 @@ abstract class CompileDexTask : DefaultTask() {
 
                                     aliucord.pluginClassName = reader.className.replace('/', '.')
                                         .also { pluginClassFile.asFile.orNull?.writeText(it) }
+
+                                    return PluginAnnotationVisitor(aliucord)
                                 }
 
                                 return object : AnnotationVisitor(Opcodes.ASM9) {}
@@ -114,4 +117,19 @@ abstract class CompileDexTask : DefaultTask() {
 
         logger.lifecycle("Compiled dex to ${outputFile.get()}")
     }
+}
+
+
+class PluginAnnotationVisitor(private val ext: AliucordExtension) : AnnotationVisitor(Opcodes.ASM9) {
+    override fun visit(name: String, v: Any) {
+        if (v is String && v.isNotBlank()) {
+            when (name) {
+                "version" -> ext.project.version = v
+                "description" -> ext.project.description = v
+                "changelog" -> ext.changelog.set(v.trimIndent())
+                "changelogMedia" -> ext.changelogMedia.set(v)
+            }
+        }
+        super.visit(name, v)
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/aliucord/gradle/task/Tasks.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/aliucord/gradle/task/Tasks.kt
index 1beae8b..7a71824 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/aliucord/gradle/task/Tasks.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/aliucord/gradle/task/Tasks.kt
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ fun registerTasks(project: Project) {
 
                 it.from(manifestFile)
                 it.doFirst {
-                    require(project.version != "unspecified") {
-                        "No version is set"
+                    require(project.version != Project.DEFAULT_VERSION) {
+                        "No version is set. Please set the version in either the @AliucordPlugin annotation or the project configuration"
                     }
 
                     if (extension.pluginClassName == null) {
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ fun registerTasks(project: Project) {
                         }
                     }
 
-                    require(extension.pluginClassName != null) {
+                    requireNotNull(extension.pluginClassName) {
                         "No plugin class found, make sure your plugin class is annotated with @AliucordPlugin"
                     }