diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-docs-legacy/kotlin_big/build.gradle b/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-docs-legacy/kotlin_big/build.gradle
index c57dbce436d33..48546832e7584 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-docs-legacy/kotlin_big/build.gradle
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-docs-legacy/kotlin_big/build.gradle
@@ -7,9 +7,17 @@ final String kotlinRootDir = rootProject.file("../../../").absolutePath.replace(
 final String kotlinLibsDir = "$buildDir/libs"
 
 final String githubRevision = isTeamcityBuild ? project.property("githubRevision") : "master"
-final String kotlinVersion = isTeamcityBuild ? project.property("deployVersion") : "1.8.255-SNAPSHOT"
+final String kotlinVersion = isTeamcityBuild ? project.property("deployVersion") : defaultSnapshotVersion(kotlinRootDir)
 final String repo = isTeamcityBuild ? project.property("kotlinLibsRepo") : "$kotlinRootDir/build/repo"
 
+def defaultSnapshotVersion(String kotlinRootDir) {
+  file("$kotlinRootDir/gradle.properties").newInputStream().with {
+    final def props = new Properties()
+    props.load(it)
+    return Objects.requireNonNull(props.get("defaultSnapshotVersion")) as String
+  }
+}
+
 println("# Extracting info:")
 println("    isTeamcityBuild: $isTeamcityBuild")
 println("    githubRevision: $githubRevision")
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-docs/kotlin_big/build.gradle.kts b/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-docs/kotlin_big/build.gradle.kts
index 56d62a33d7ebd..60a2a8b7a8f0a 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-docs/kotlin_big/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-docs/kotlin_big/build.gradle.kts
@@ -9,9 +9,13 @@ val kotlinRootDir = rootProject.file("../../../").absoluteFile.invariantSeparato
 val kotlinLibsDir = "$buildDir/libs"
 
 val githubRevision = if (isTeamcityBuild) project.property("githubRevision") else "master"
-val kotlinVersion = if (isTeamcityBuild) project.property("deployVersion") as String else "1.8.255-SNAPSHOT"
+val kotlinVersion = if (isTeamcityBuild) project.property("deployVersion") as String else defaultSnapshotVersion()
 val repo = if (isTeamcityBuild) project.property("kotlinLibsRepo") as String else "$kotlinRootDir/build/repo"
 
+fun defaultSnapshotVersion(): String = file(kotlinRootDir).resolve("gradle.properties").inputStream().use { stream ->
+    java.util.Properties().apply { load(stream) }["defaultSnapshotVersion"] as String
+}
+
 println("# Parameters summary:")
 println("    isTeamcityBuild: $isTeamcityBuild")
 println("    githubRevision: $githubRevision")