diff --git a/build-all.sh b/build-all.sh
index cc989e44a7..651bad37a6 100755
--- a/build-all.sh
+++ b/build-all.sh
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@
 
 # run in sequences the different maven calls needed to fully build Scala IDE from scratch
 
-
 #ROOT_DIR=$(dirname $(readlink -f $0))
 # not as good as the readlink version, but it is not working on os X
 ROOT_DIR=$(dirname $0)
-
-RUNNING_DIR=${PWD}
+cd ${ROOT_DIR}
+ROOT_DIR=${PWD}
 
 if [ -z "$*" ]
 then
@@ -18,8 +17,8 @@ fi
 
 echo "Running with: mvn ${ARGS}"
 
-# the parent project
-cd ${ROOT_DIR}
+# the toolchain
+cd ${ROOT_DIR}/org.scala-ide.build-toolchain
 mvn ${ARGS}
 
 RES=$?
@@ -28,19 +27,21 @@ then
   exit ${RES}
 fi
 
-# the toolchain
-cd ${RUNNING_DIR}
-cd ${ROOT_DIR}/org.scala-ide.build-toolchain
-mvn ${ARGS}
-
-RES=$?
-if [ ${RES} != 0 ]
+# set the versions if required
+cd ${ROOT_DIR}
+if [ -n "${SET_VERSIONS}" ]
 then
-  exit ${RES}
+  mvn -Pset-versions exec:java
+  RES=$?
+  if [ ${RES} != 0 ]
+  then
+    exit ${RES}
+  fi
+else
+  echo "Not running UpdateScalaIDEManifests."
 fi
 
 # the plugins
-cd ${RUNNING_DIR}
 cd ${ROOT_DIR}/org.scala-ide.sdt.build
 mvn ${ARGS}
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0117d19f15..3593b6b10d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -146,6 +146,49 @@
         </pluginManagement>
       </build>
     </profile>
+
+    <profile>
+      <!-- pull the data needed to add the version numbers to the manifests -->
+      <id>set-versions</id>
+      <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+          <groupId>org.scala-ide</groupId>
+          <artifactId>build-tools_2.9.2</artifactId>
+          <version>0.1.0</version>
+        </dependency>
+      </dependencies>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+            <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>1.2.1</version>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>copy.reflect</id>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>java</goal>
+                </goals>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+            <configuration>
+              <classpathScope>compile</classpathScope>
+              <mainClass>org.scalaide.buildtools.UpdateScalaIDEManifests</mainClass>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+      <repositories>
+        <repository>
+          <!-- extra repository containing the build package -->
+          <id>typesafe-ide</id>
+          <name>Typesafe IDE repository</name>
+          <url>http://repo.typesafe.com/typesafe/ide-2.9</url>
+          <snapshots><enabled>true</enabled></snapshots>
+        </repository>
+      </repositories>
+    </profile>
+
   </profiles>
 
   <repositories>