diff --git a/logback-classic/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/classic/util/ContextInitializer.java b/logback-classic/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/classic/util/ContextInitializer.java
index a415f8acbd..41fe810c83 100644
--- a/logback-classic/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/classic/util/ContextInitializer.java
+++ b/logback-classic/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/classic/util/ContextInitializer.java
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ public void autoConfig() throws JoranException {
 
     public void autoConfig(ClassLoader classLoader) throws JoranException {
         String versionStr = EnvUtil.logbackVersion();
+        if(versionStr == null) {
+            versionStr = CoreConstants.NA;
+        }
         loggerContext.getStatusManager().add(new InfoStatus(CoreConstants.LOGBACK_CLASSIC_VERSION_MESSAGE + versionStr, loggerContext));
         StatusListenerConfigHelper.installIfAsked(loggerContext);
         List<Configurator> configuratorList = ClassicEnvUtil.loadFromServiceLoader(Configurator.class, classLoader);
diff --git a/logback-classic/src/main/java/module-info.java b/logback-classic/src/main/java/module-info.java
index 21fc223d3d..80591e490b 100644
--- a/logback-classic/src/main/java/module-info.java
+++ b/logback-classic/src/main/java/module-info.java
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
   requires ch.qos.logback.core;
   uses ch.qos.logback.classic.spi.Configurator;
   provides org.slf4j.spi.SLF4JServiceProvider with ch.qos.logback.classic.spi.LogbackServiceProvider;
-  
-  
+
+  provides ch.qos.logback.classic.spi.Configurator with ch.qos.logback.classic.util.DefaultJoranConfigurator;
+
   exports ch.qos.logback.classic;
   exports ch.qos.logback.classic.boolex;
   exports ch.qos.logback.classic.encoder;
diff --git a/logback-core/pom.xml b/logback-core/pom.xml
index 27bcb4f482..ee13eb9c85 100755
--- a/logback-core/pom.xml
+++ b/logback-core/pom.xml
@@ -94,11 +94,6 @@
         
         <configuration>
           <archive>
-            <manifestEntries>
-              <Multi-Release>true</Multi-Release>
-              <X-Compile-Source-JDK>${maven.compiler.source}</X-Compile-Source-JDK>	
-              <X-Compile-Target-JDK>${maven.compiler.target}</X-Compile-Target-JDK>
-            </manifestEntries>
             <manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
           </archive>
         </configuration>
diff --git a/logback-core/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/core/util/EnvUtil.java b/logback-core/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/core/util/EnvUtil.java
index 9777b9640f..511e8069f4 100644
--- a/logback-core/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/core/util/EnvUtil.java
+++ b/logback-core/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/core/util/EnvUtil.java
@@ -1,18 +1,21 @@
 /**
  * Logback: the reliable, generic, fast and flexible logging framework.
  * Copyright (C) 1999-2015, QOS.ch. All rights reserved.
- *
+ * <p>
  * This program and the accompanying materials are dual-licensed under
  * either the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 as published by
  * the Eclipse Foundation
- *
- *   or (per the licensee's choosing)
- *
+ * <p>
+ * or (per the licensee's choosing)
+ * <p>
  * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1
  * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
  */
 package ch.qos.logback.core.util;
 
+import java.lang.module.ModuleDescriptor;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
 /**
  * @author Ceki G&uuml;lc&uuml;
  */
@@ -30,13 +33,37 @@ private EnvUtil() {
      * @return current version or null if missing version data
      */
     static public String logbackVersion() {
+        String moduleVersion = logbackVersionByModule();
+        if(moduleVersion != null)
+            return moduleVersion;
+
         Package pkg = EnvUtil.class.getPackage();
-        if(pkg == null) {
+        if (pkg == null) {
             return null;
         }
         return pkg.getImplementationVersion();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * <p>Returns the current version of logback via class.getModule() or null if data is not
+     * available.
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * @since 1.3.0
+     * @return current version or null if missing version data
+     */
+    static private String logbackVersionByModule() {
+        Module module = EnvUtil.class.getModule();
+        if (module == null)
+            return null;
+
+        ModuleDescriptor md = module.getDescriptor();
+        if (md == null)
+            return null;
+        Optional<String> opt = md.rawVersion();
+        return opt.orElse(null);
+    }
+
     static public int getJDKVersion(String javaVersionStr) {
         int version = 0;
 
diff --git a/logback-core/src/main/java/module-info.java b/logback-core/src/main/java/module-info.java
index 141449bf63..9d7a1c7bac 100644
--- a/logback-core/src/main/java/module-info.java
+++ b/logback-core/src/main/java/module-info.java
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@
     
     exports ch.qos.logback.core.rolling;
     exports ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.helper;
-    
+    exports ch.qos.logback.core.util;
+
     exports ch.qos.logback.core.encoder;
 
     exports ch.qos.logback.core.helpers;
     exports ch.qos.logback.core.html;
-    
+
     exports ch.qos.logback.core.filter;
 
     exports ch.qos.logback.core.model;
@@ -51,7 +52,6 @@
 
     exports ch.qos.logback.core.recovery;
 
-    exports ch.qos.logback.core.util;
     exports ch.qos.logback.core.read;