diff --git a/src/main/checkstyle/checkstyle.properties b/src/main/checkstyle/checkstyle.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6326204
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/checkstyle/checkstyle.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+checkstyle.version.pattern=\\$Revision.*\\$
+checkstyle.author.pattern=\\S
+checkstyle.license.file=${src.check.dir}/license-check.txt
diff --git a/src/main/checkstyle/ddlutils-checks.xml b/src/main/checkstyle/ddlutils-checks.xml
index dca058c..98fe37e 100644
--- a/src/main/checkstyle/ddlutils-checks.xml
+++ b/src/main/checkstyle/ddlutils-checks.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         <property name="tabWidth" value="4" />
 
         <module name="JavadocType">
-            <property name="versionFormat" value="${checkstyle.version.pattern}"/>
+            <property name="versionFormat" value="\$Revision.*\$"/>
         </module>
 
         <module name="JavadocMethod">
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@
         </module>
 
         <module name="RegexpHeader">
-            <property name="headerFile"
-                      value='${checkstyle.license.file}'/>
+            <property name="headerFile" value="${checkstyle.header.file}"/>
         </module>
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