diff --git a/ci/scripts/archive_results.sh b/ci/scripts/archive_results.sh
index 116494429bfe..88bf95b3814e 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/archive_results.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/archive_results.sh
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ fi
 SANITIZED_GRADLE_TASK=${GRADLE_TASK##*:}
 TMPDIR=${DEST_DIR}/tmp
 GEODE_BUILD=${DEST_DIR}/geode
-GEODE_BUILD_VERSION_NUMBER=$(grep "versionNumber *=" ${GEODE_BUILD}/gradle.properties | awk -F "=" '{print $2}' | tr -d ' ')
+GEODE_BUILD_VERSION_NUMBER=$(echo "${GRADLE_GLOBAL_ARGS}"|tr ' ' '\n' | grep "versionNumber *=" - ${GEODE_BUILD}/gradle.properties | awk -F "=" '{print $2; exit}' | tr -d ' ')
 BUILD_TIMESTAMP=$(date +%s)
 
 GEODE_PULL_REQUEST_ID_FILE=${BUILDROOT}/geode/.git/resource/version.json
diff --git a/ci/scripts/execute_build.sh b/ci/scripts/execute_build.sh
index 6f088e3023a1..7990018e8e08 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/execute_build.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/execute_build.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ BUILD_DATE=$(date +%s)
 if [ -e "${ROOT_DIR}/geode-build-version" ] ; then
   GEODE_BUILD_VERSION_FILE=${ROOT_DIR}/geode-build-version/number
   GEODE_RESULTS_VERSION_FILE=${ROOT_DIR}/results/number
-  GEODE_BUILD_VERSION_NUMBER=$(grep "versionNumber *=" geode/gradle.properties | awk -F "=" '{print $2}' | tr -d ' ')
+  GEODE_BUILD_VERSION_NUMBER=$(echo "${GRADLE_GLOBAL_ARGS}"|tr ' ' '\n' | grep "versionNumber *=" - geode/gradle.properties | awk -F "=" '{print $2; exit}' | tr -d ' ')
   GEODE_BUILD_DIR=/tmp/geode-build
   GEODE_PULL_REQUEST_ID_FILE=${ROOT_DIR}/geode/.git/id
 
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ GRADLE_ARGS="\
     ${DEFAULT_GRADLE_TASK_OPTIONS} \
     ${GRADLE_SKIP_TASK_OPTIONS} \
     ${GRADLE_GLOBAL_ARGS} \
+    -PbuildId=${BUILD_ID} \
     build install javadoc spotlessCheck rat checkPom resolveDependencies -x test"
 
 EXEC_COMMAND="mkdir -p tmp && cd geode && ${SET_JAVA_HOME} && ./gradlew ${GRADLE_ARGS}"
diff --git a/ci/scripts/execute_publish.sh b/ci/scripts/execute_publish.sh
index 826976380db9..c0e3f7bf9ebf 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/execute_publish.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/execute_publish.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ EMAIL_BODY="results/body"
 
 GEODE_BUILD_VERSION_FILE=${ROOT_DIR}/geode-build-version/number
 GEODE_RESULTS_VERSION_FILE=${ROOT_DIR}/results/number
-GEODE_BUILD_VERSION_NUMBER=$(grep "versionNumber *=" geode/gradle.properties | awk -F "=" '{print $2}' | tr -d ' ')
+GEODE_BUILD_VERSION_NUMBER=$(echo "${GRADLE_GLOBAL_ARGS}"|tr ' ' '\n' | grep "versionNumber *=" - geode/gradle.properties | awk -F "=" '{print $2; exit}' | tr -d ' ')
 GEODE_BUILD_DIR=/tmp/geode-build
 GEODE_PULL_REQUEST_ID_FILE=${ROOT_DIR}/geode/.git/id