diff --git a/tools/build/onos-package b/tools/build/onos-package
index 2d6b954..ac5b52d 100755
--- a/tools/build/onos-package
+++ b/tools/build/onos-package
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@
 cp $M2_REPO/org/onlab/onos/onos-branding/$ONOS_VERSION/onos-branding-*.jar \
     $ONOS_STAGE/$KARAF_DIST/lib
 
+# Patch in the ONOS version file use the build number or the user name for
+# build postfix in place of the SNAPSHOT post-fix.
+build=${BUILD_NUMBER:-$(id -un)}
+grep '<version>' $ONOS_ROOT/pom.xml | head -n1 | \
+    sed 's:.*<version>::g;s:</version>.*::g' | sed "s/SNAPSHOT/$build/g" \
+    >> $ONOS_STAGE/VERSION
+
 # Now package up the ONOS tar file
 cd $ONOS_STAGE_ROOT
 COPYFILE_DISABLE=1 tar zcf $ONOS_TAR $ONOS_BITS