diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 10145ec..9c7023b 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ buildscript {
     repositories {
         mavenCentral()
         maven {
-            name = "forge"
-            url = "http://files.minecraftforge.net/maven"
+            name = 'forge'
+            url = 'http://files.minecraftforge.net/maven'
         }
         maven {
-            name = "sonatype"
-            url = "https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/"
+            name = 'sonatype'
+            url = 'https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/'
         }
     }
     dependencies {
@@ -17,29 +17,29 @@ buildscript {
 
 apply plugin: 'forge'
 
-version = "1.7.10-0.2"
-group = "net.moecraft.nechar"
-archivesBaseName = "NotEnoughCharacters"
+version = '0.2'
+group = 'net.moecraft.nechar'
+archivesBaseName = 'NotEnoughCharacters'
 
 minecraft {
-    version = "1.7.10-10.13.4.1614-1.7.10"
-    runDir = "eclipse"
+    version = '1.7.10-10.13.4.1614-1.7.10'
+    runDir = 'eclipse'
 }
 
 compileJava {
-    options.encoding = "UTF-8"
-    sourceCompatibility = "1.8"
-    targetCompatibility = "1.8"
+    options.encoding = 'UTF-8'
+    sourceCompatibility = '1.8'
+    targetCompatibility = '1.8'
 }
 
 repositories {
     mavenCentral()
     maven {
-        name "chickenbones"
-        url "http://chickenbones.net/maven"
+        name 'chickenbones'
+        url 'http://chickenbones.net/maven'
     }
     flatDir {
-        dirs "libs"
+        dirs 'libs'
     }
 }
 
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ configurations {
 dependencies {
     // you may put jars on which you depend on in ./libs
     // or you may define them like so..
-    //compile "some.group:artifact:version:classifier"
-    //compile "some.group:artifact:version"
+    //compile 'some.group:artifact:version:classifier'
+    //compile 'some.group:artifact:version'
 
     // real examples
     //compile 'com.mod-buildcraft:buildcraft:6.0.8:dev'  // adds buildcraft to the dev env
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ dependencies {
     // http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/userguide/artifact_dependencies_tutorial.html
     // http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/userguide/dependency_management.html
 
-    compile "codechicken:NotEnoughItems:1.7.10-2.0.0-GTNH:dev"
-    compile "codechicken:CodeChickenLib:1.7.10-1.1.3.138:dev"
-    compile "codechicken:CodeChickenCore:1.7.10-1.0.7.+:dev"
+    compile 'codechicken:NotEnoughItems:1.7.10-2.0.0-GTNH:dev'
+    compile 'codechicken:CodeChickenLib:1.7.10-1.1.3.138:dev'
+    compile 'codechicken:CodeChickenCore:1.7.10-1.0.7.+:dev'
 
-    shade "me.towdium:PinIn:1.0.4-all"
+    shade 'me.towdium:PinIn:1.0.4-all'
 }
 
 jar {
@@ -75,19 +75,25 @@ jar {
             exclude 'META-INF', 'META-INF/**'
         }
     }
+
+    manifest {
+        attributes 'Implementation-Version': project.version
+    }
+
+    appendix project.minecraft.version
 }
 
 processResources {
     // this will ensure that this task is redone when the versions change.
-    inputs.property "version", project.version
-    inputs.property "mcversion", project.minecraft.version
+    inputs.property 'version', project.version
+    inputs.property 'mcversion', project.minecraft.version
 
     // replace stuff in mcmod.info, nothing else
     from(sourceSets.main.resources.srcDirs) {
         include 'mcmod.info'
 
         // replace version and mcversion
-        expand 'version':project.version, 'mcversion':project.minecraft.version
+        expand 'version': project.version, 'mcversion': project.minecraft.version
     }
 
     // copy everything else, thats not the mcmod.info
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/moecraft/nechar/NEINecharConfig.java b/src/main/java/net/moecraft/nechar/NEINecharConfig.java
index 91e9af4..2db34da 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/moecraft/nechar/NEINecharConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/moecraft/nechar/NEINecharConfig.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ public class NEINecharConfig implements IConfigureNEI {
     @Override
     public void loadConfig() {
         API.addSearchProvider(new NecharSearchProvider());
-        NotEnoughCharacters.getLogger().info("search provider added!");
+        NotEnoughCharacters.logger.info("search provider added!");
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/moecraft/nechar/NotEnoughCharacters.java b/src/main/java/net/moecraft/nechar/NotEnoughCharacters.java
index 080cf98..52d1106 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/moecraft/nechar/NotEnoughCharacters.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/moecraft/nechar/NotEnoughCharacters.java
@@ -2,21 +2,18 @@ package net.moecraft.nechar;
 
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.Mod;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.event.FMLPreInitializationEvent;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 
 @Mod(modid = NotEnoughCharacters.ID, useMetadata = true)
 public class NotEnoughCharacters {
     public static final String ID = "nechar";
-    public static final String VERSION = "0.2";
+    public static final String VERSION = NotEnoughCharacters.class.getPackage().getImplementationVersion();
 
-    private static Logger logger;
-
-    public static Logger getLogger() {
-        return logger;
-    }
+    public static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger("NotEnoughCharacters");
 
     @Mod.EventHandler
     public void preInit(FMLPreInitializationEvent event) {
-        logger = event.getModLog();
+        logger.info("Not Enough Characters - v" + VERSION);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/mcmod.info b/src/main/resources/mcmod.info
index ed0ca63..891b10b 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/mcmod.info
+++ b/src/main/resources/mcmod.info
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
   "modid": "nechar",
   "name": "Not Enough Characters",
   "description": "Enhanced NEI search",
-  "version": "0.1",
-  "mcversion": "1.7.10",
+  "version": "${version}",
+  "mcversion": "${mcversion}",
   "url": "https://github.com/MoeNetwork/NotEnoughCharacters/",
   "updateUrl": "",
   "authorList": ["Balthild"],