Index: xwiki-platform-core/src/main/java/com/xpn/xwiki/XWiki.java
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--- xwiki-platform-core/src/main/java/com/xpn/xwiki/XWiki.java	(revision 4026)
+++ xwiki-platform-core/src/main/java/com/xpn/xwiki/XWiki.java	(working copy)
@@ -731,6 +731,8 @@
         if (this.version == null) {
             try {
                 InputStream is = getResourceAsStream(VERSION_FILE);
+                if (is==null)
+                    is = XWiki.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("version.properties");
                 XWikiConfig properties = new XWikiConfig(is);
                 this.version = properties.getProperty(VERSION_FILE_PROPERTY);
             } catch (Exception e) {