diff --git a/common/build.gradle.kts b/common/build.gradle.kts
index 20cda01..ae70141 100644
--- a/common/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/common/build.gradle.kts
@@ -68,3 +68,11 @@ configure<BuildConfigExtension> {
 }
 
 tasks.named<ProcessResources>("processResources") { from(runtimeCatalogFile) { into("") } }
+
+// Keep the publishing artifact version with its catalog when bundled into a host JAR.
+tasks.named<org.gradle.language.jvm.tasks.ProcessResources>("processResources") {
+    inputs.property("permissionManifestVersion", project.version.toString())
+    filesMatching("META-INF/grounds/permissions/*.json") {
+        expand("version" to project.version.toString())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/common/src/main/resources/META-INF/grounds/permissions.index b/common/src/main/resources/META-INF/grounds/permissions.index
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c82d8c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/main/resources/META-INF/grounds/permissions.index
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+META-INF/grounds/permissions/plugin-grounds-runtime.json
diff --git a/common/src/main/resources/META-INF/grounds/permissions/plugin-grounds-runtime.json b/common/src/main/resources/META-INF/grounds/permissions/plugin-grounds-runtime.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07ff034
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/main/resources/META-INF/grounds/permissions/plugin-grounds-runtime.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "source": "plugin-grounds-runtime",
+  "permissions": [
+    {
+      "key": "grounds.runtime.info",
+      "label": "Inspect runtime information",
+      "description": "View runtime and installed library information.",
+      "supportedScopes": [
+        "GLOBAL",
+        "SERVER_TYPE",
+        "SERVER"
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "sourceVersion": "${version}"
+}