diff --git a/operator-framework-core/pom.xml b/operator-framework-core/pom.xml
index a7d06ebdc1..e0c6031670 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/pom.xml
+++ b/operator-framework-core/pom.xml
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
         <version>${git-commit-id-maven-plugin.version}</version>
         <configuration>
           <generateGitPropertiesFile>true</generateGitPropertiesFile>
-          <generateGitPropertiesFilename>${project.build.outputDirectory}/version.properties</generateGitPropertiesFilename>
+          <generateGitPropertiesFilename>${project.build.outputDirectory}/operator-sdk-version.properties</generateGitPropertiesFilename>
           <includeOnlyProperties>
             <includeOnlyProperty>^git.build.time$</includeOnlyProperty>
             <includeOnlyProperty>^git.commit.id.(abbrev|full)$</includeOnlyProperty>
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/Utils.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/Utils.java
index 6ad4928c86..4613d9645d 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/Utils.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/Utils.java
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ public class Utils {
   public static final String GENERIC_PARAMETER_TYPE_ERROR_PREFIX =
       "Couldn't retrieve generic parameter type from ";
 
+  public static final String VERSION_PROPERTIES_FILE_NAME = "operator-sdk-version.properties";
+
   public static final Version VERSION = loadFromProperties();
 
   /**
@@ -52,7 +54,9 @@ public class Utils {
    */
   private static Version loadFromProperties() {
     final var is =
-        Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("version.properties");
+        Thread.currentThread()
+            .getContextClassLoader()
+            .getResourceAsStream(VERSION_PROPERTIES_FILE_NAME);
 
     final var properties = new Properties();
     if (is != null) {
@@ -62,7 +66,9 @@ private static Version loadFromProperties() {
         log.warn("Couldn't load version information: {}", e.getMessage());
       }
     } else {
-      log.warn("Couldn't find version.properties file. Default version information will be used.");
+      log.warn(
+          "Couldn't find {} file. Default version information will be used.",
+          VERSION_PROPERTIES_FILE_NAME);
     }
 
     Date builtTime;
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/VersionTest.java b/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/VersionTest.java
index a8202dd0b3..7fff961ff7 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/VersionTest.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/VersionTest.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
 
 class VersionTest {
 
@@ -28,4 +30,13 @@ void versionShouldReturnTheSameResultFromMavenAndProperties() {
 
     assertEquals(versionFromProperties, versionFromMaven);
   }
+
+  @Test
+  void versionShouldBeLoadedFromTheGeneratedPropertiesFile() {
+    assertNotNull(
+        Thread.currentThread()
+            .getContextClassLoader()
+            .getResource(Utils.VERSION_PROPERTIES_FILE_NAME));
+    assertNotEquals(Version.UNKNOWN.getCommit(), Utils.VERSION.getCommit());
+  }
 }