diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 38619841..24b625e3 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ android {
         applicationId "com.unciv.app"
         minSdkVersion 14
         targetSdkVersion 29
-        versionCode 369
-        versionName "3.5.7"
+        versionCode appCodeNumber
+        versionName appVersion
 
         archivesBaseName = "Unciv"
     }
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index ec936260..3e006992 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ allprojects {
     version = '1.0.1'
     ext {
         appName = "Unciv"
+        appCodeNumber = 369
+        appVersion = "3.5.7"
+
         gdxVersion = '1.9.10'
         roboVMVersion = '2.3.1'
         box2DLightsVersion = '1.4'
diff --git a/desktop/build.gradle b/desktop/build.gradle
index e111ceb6..f8af688c 100644
--- a/desktop/build.gradle
+++ b/desktop/build.gradle
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ task dist(dependsOn: classes, type: Jar) { // Compiles the jar file
  
     manifest {
         attributes 'Main-Class': project.mainClassName
+        attributes 'Specification-Version': appVersion
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/desktop/src/com/unciv/app/desktop/DesktopLauncher.kt b/desktop/src/com/unciv/app/desktop/DesktopLauncher.kt
index 3a345217..af661873 100644
--- a/desktop/src/com/unciv/app/desktop/DesktopLauncher.kt
+++ b/desktop/src/com/unciv/app/desktop/DesktopLauncher.kt
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ internal object DesktopLauncher {
         config.title = "Unciv"
         config.useHDPI = true
 
-        val game = UncivGame("Desktop", null){exitProcess(0)}
+        val versionFromJar = DesktopLauncher.javaClass.`package`.specificationVersion
+
+        val game = UncivGame(if (versionFromJar != null) versionFromJar else "Desktop", null){exitProcess(0)}
 
         if(!RaspberryPiDetector.isRaspberryPi()) // No discord RPC for Raspberry Pi, see https://github.com/yairm210/Unciv/issues/1624
             tryActivateDiscord(game)