diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index ba1e9b2..8415cc5 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group = "de.nanogiants"
-version = "2.3.0"
+version = "2.3.1"
 
 repositories {
   google()
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/de/nanogiants/gradle/VersioningPluginExtension.kt b/src/main/kotlin/de/nanogiants/gradle/VersioningPluginExtension.kt
index 28a750b..0d67061 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/de/nanogiants/gradle/VersioningPluginExtension.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/nanogiants/gradle/VersioningPluginExtension.kt
@@ -7,10 +7,14 @@ package de.nanogiants.gradle
 
 open class VersioningPluginExtension {
 
-  fun getVersionCode() = Versioning.getVersionCode()
+  private val lazyVersionCode by lazy { Versioning.getVersionCode() }
+  private val lazyVersionName by lazy { Versioning.getVersionName(false) }
+  private val lazyVersionNameCheckBranch by lazy { Versioning.getVersionName(true) }
+
+  fun getVersionCode() = lazyVersionCode
 
   @JvmOverloads
-  fun getVersionName(checkBranch: Boolean = false) = Versioning.getVersionName(checkBranch)
+  fun getVersionName(checkBranch: Boolean = false) = if (checkBranch) lazyVersionNameCheckBranch else lazyVersionName
 
   var excludeBuildTypes: String? = null
   var keepOriginalArtifacts: Boolean = false