diff --git a/maven-compiler-plugin-build.xml b/maven-compiler-plugin-build.xml
index 01361e6..320143e 100644
--- a/maven-compiler-plugin-build.xml
+++ b/maven-compiler-plugin-build.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,15 @@
     <copy todir="${build.outputDir}">
       <fileset dir="${build.resourceDir}"/>
       <filterchain>
-        <expandproperties/>
+        <expandproperties>
+          <propertyset>
+            <propertyref name="project.name"/>
+            <propertyref name="project.version"/>
+            <propertyref name="project.groupId"/>
+            <propertyref name="project.artifactId"/>
+            <propertyref name="project.description"/>
+          </propertyset>
+        </expandproperties>
       </filterchain>
     </copy>
     <mkdir dir="${build.outputDir}/META-INF/maven/${project.groupId}/${project.artifactId}"/>