diff --git a/gradle/templates.versions.toml b/gradle/templates.versions.toml
index 59fda7c7fae..04ff88d5697 100644
--- a/gradle/templates.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/templates.versions.toml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ gradle-enterprise-maven-custom-data = "1.13"
 gradle-enterprise-maven-extension = "1.21.4"
 gradle-jrebel-plugin = "1.1.10"
 gradle-shadow-plugin = "8.1.1"
+graalpy-maven-plugin = "24.2.0"
 jib-gradle-plugin = "2.8.0"
 jobrunr = "6.3.5"
 jruby = "9.4.5.0"
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ gradle-enterprise-maven = { module = "com.gradle:gradle-enterprise-maven-extensi
 gradle-enterprise-maven-custom-data = { module = "com.gradle:common-custom-user-data-maven-extension", version.ref = "gradle-enterprise-maven-custom-data" }
 gradle-jrebel-plugin = { module = "gradle.plugin.org.zeroturnaround:gradle-jrebel-plugin", version.ref = "gradle-jrebel-plugin" }
 gradle-shadow-plugin = { module = "gradle.plugin.com.github.johnrengelman:shadow", version.ref = "gradle-shadow-plugin" }
+graalpy-maven-plugin = { module = "org.graalvm.python:graalpy-maven-plugin", version.ref = "graalpy-maven-plugin" }
 jib-gradle-plugin = { module = "gradle.plugin.com.google.cloud.tools:jib-gradle-plugin", version.ref = "jib-gradle-plugin" }
 jobrunr-micronaut = { module = "org.jobrunr:jobrunr-micronaut-feature", version.ref = "jobrunr" }
 jruby = { module = "org.jruby:jruby", version.ref = "jruby" }
diff --git a/starter-core/src/main/java/io/micronaut/starter/feature/graallanguages/MicronautGraalPyFeature.java b/starter-core/src/main/java/io/micronaut/starter/feature/graallanguages/MicronautGraalPyFeature.java
index a7937536399..fe348f621fe 100644
--- a/starter-core/src/main/java/io/micronaut/starter/feature/graallanguages/MicronautGraalPyFeature.java
+++ b/starter-core/src/main/java/io/micronaut/starter/feature/graallanguages/MicronautGraalPyFeature.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import io.micronaut.starter.application.ApplicationType;
 import io.micronaut.starter.application.generator.GeneratorContext;
 import io.micronaut.starter.build.BuildProperties;
+import io.micronaut.starter.build.dependencies.CoordinateResolver;
 import io.micronaut.starter.build.dependencies.Dependency;
 import io.micronaut.starter.build.dependencies.MicronautDependencyUtils;
 import io.micronaut.starter.build.maven.MavenPlugin;
@@ -31,8 +32,6 @@
 @Singleton
 public class MicronautGraalPyFeature implements Feature {
 
-    // XXX GP can declare only for java maven?
-
     public static final String NAME = "micronaut-graalpy";
 
     private static final Dependency MICRONAUT_GRAALPY_DEPENDENCY = MicronautDependencyUtils.graalLanguagesDependency()
@@ -40,6 +39,12 @@ public class MicronautGraalPyFeature implements Feature {
             .compile()
             .build();
 
+    private final CoordinateResolver coordinateResolver;
+
+    public MicronautGraalPyFeature(CoordinateResolver coordinateResolver) {
+        this.coordinateResolver = coordinateResolver;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String getName() {
         return NAME;
@@ -62,22 +67,22 @@ public boolean supports(ApplicationType applicationType) {
 
     @Override
     public String getCategory() {
-        // XXX GP
+        // XXX GP - what category
         return Category.API;
     }
 
     @Override
     public void apply(GeneratorContext generatorContext) {
         generatorContext.addDependency(MICRONAUT_GRAALPY_DEPENDENCY);
-
         if (generatorContext.getBuildTool() == BuildTool.MAVEN) {
             BuildProperties buildProperties = generatorContext.getBuildProperties();
-            // XXX GP is this the right place to declare the version?
-            buildProperties.put("graalpy-maven-plugin.version", "24.2.0");
+            String graalPyMavenPluginArtefactId = "graalpy-maven-plugin";
+            coordinateResolver.resolve(graalPyMavenPluginArtefactId)
+                    .ifPresent(coordinate -> buildProperties.put("graalpy.maven.plugin.version", coordinate.getVersion()));
 
             generatorContext.addBuildPlugin(MavenPlugin.builder()
                     .groupId("org.graalvm.python")
-                    .artifactId("graalpy-maven-plugin")
+                    .artifactId(graalPyMavenPluginArtefactId)
                     .extension(new RockerWritable(graalPyMavenPlugin.template()))
                     .build());
         }