diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/execution/DefaultRuntimeInformation.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/execution/DefaultRuntimeInformation.java
index a17d70515b..53d30f8456 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/execution/DefaultRuntimeInformation.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/execution/DefaultRuntimeInformation.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
+import org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning.ArtifactVersion;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning.DefaultArtifactVersion;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.personality.plexus.lifecycle.phase.Initializable;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.personality.plexus.lifecycle.phase.InitializationException;
@@ -45,6 +46,12 @@ public class DefaultRuntimeInformation
         return applicationInformation;
     }
 
+    /** @deprecated Use getApplicationInformation() */
+    public ArtifactVersion getApplicationVersion()
+    {
+        return applicationInformation.getVersion();
+    }    
+    
     public void initialize()
         throws InitializationException
     {
diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/execution/RuntimeInformation.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/execution/RuntimeInformation.java
index cfcc747a36..c1a1bb9404 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/execution/RuntimeInformation.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/execution/RuntimeInformation.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package org.apache.maven.execution;
 
+import org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning.ArtifactVersion;
+
 /*
  * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
  * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
@@ -28,4 +30,9 @@ package org.apache.maven.execution;
 public interface RuntimeInformation
 {
     ApplicationInformation getApplicationInformation();
+    
+    /** @deprecated Use getApplicationInformation() */
+    //!!BC Used by the Eclipse Plugin
+    ArtifactVersion getApplicationVersion();
+     
 }