sbt-system-property-error

build.sbt:
val pluginVersion = System.getProperty("plugin.version")
...
version := pluginVersion
...

call:
sbt -Dplugin.version=1.3.6-SNAPSHOT

result:
Warning: invalid system property 'plugin.version'
[info] Loading project definition from G:\scm.gslowikowski\github.git\scoverage\sbt-scoverage\xxx\project
java.lang.RuntimeException: Setting value cannot be null: {file:/G:/scm.gslowikowski/github.git/scoverage/sbt-scoverage/xxx/}xxx/*:version
	at scala.sys.package$.error(package.scala:27)
	at sbt.EvaluateSettings$INode.setValue(INode.scala:143)
	at sbt.EvaluateSettings$MixedNode.evaluate0(INode.scala:175)
	at sbt.EvaluateSettings$INode.evaluate(INode.scala:135)
	at sbt.EvaluateSettings$$anonfun$sbt$EvaluateSettings$$submitEvaluate$1.apply$mcV$sp(INode.scala:69)
	at sbt.EvaluateSettings.sbt$EvaluateSettings$$run0(INode.scala:78)
	at sbt.EvaluateSettings$$anon$3.run(INode.scala:74)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)
[error] Setting value cannot be null: {file:/G:/scm.gslowikowski/github.git/scoverage/sbt-scoverage/xxx/}xxx/*:version
[error] Use 'last' for the full log.
Project loading failed: (r)etry, (q)uit, (l)ast, or (i)gnore? q
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM warning: ignoring option PermSize=128m; support was removed in 8.0
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM warning: ignoring option MaxPermSize=256m; support was removed in 8.0