diff --git a/grace-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/grails/gradle/plugin/core/GrailsGradlePlugin.groovy b/grace-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/grails/gradle/plugin/core/GrailsGradlePlugin.groovy
index 57e0761f5b..de568218b3 100644
--- a/grace-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/grails/gradle/plugin/core/GrailsGradlePlugin.groovy
+++ b/grace-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/grails/gradle/plugin/core/GrailsGradlePlugin.groovy
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ class GrailsGradlePlugin extends GroovyPlugin {
     }
 
     protected String resolveGrailsVersion(Project project) {
-        def grailsVersion = project.findProperty('grailsVersion')
+        def grailsVersion = project.findProperty('grailsVersion') ?: project.findProperty('graceVersion')
 
         grailsVersion = grailsVersion ?: new GrailsDependenciesDependencyManagement().getGrailsVersion()