diff --git a/dependency-check-utils/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/Settings.java b/dependency-check-utils/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/Settings.java
index e8c413366..db55a7885 100644
--- a/dependency-check-utils/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/Settings.java
+++ b/dependency-check-utils/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/Settings.java
@@ -50,6 +50,18 @@ public final class Settings {
         private KEYS() {
             //do nothing
         }
+        /**
+         * The key to obtain the application name.
+         */
+        public static final String APPLICATION_VAME = "application.name";
+        /**
+         * The key to obtain the application version.
+         */
+        public static final String APPLICATION_VERSION = "application.version";
+        /**
+         * The key to obtain the URL to retrieve the current release version from.
+         */
+        public static final String ENGINE_VERSION_CHECK_URL = "engine.version.url";
         /**
          * The properties key indicating whether or not the cached data sources should be updated.
          */