To override properties defined in build.gradle or gradle.properties from jenkins

Hi Can anyone let me know, if there is any other way to override properties defined in build.gradle or gradle.properties from jenkins

for example: in gradle.properties or build.gradle, i have defined the property as:

coreVersion=1.0.0

And, from jenkins, when doing a build, if i give as:

build -coreVersion=1.2.3

It is not working. can u please let meknow, how to do it.

Regards Smurf