diff --git a/app/Info.plist b/app/Info.plist
index 8ffbf492..9181134d 100644
--- a/app/Info.plist
+++ b/app/Info.plist
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
 	<key>NSSupportsAutomaticGraphicsSwitching</key>
 	<true/>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-	<string>0.8.0</string>
+	<string>VERSION</string>
 	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-	<string>0.8.0</string>
+	<string>VERSION</string>
 	<key>CFBundleDisplayName</key>
 	<string>Moonlight</string>
 </dict>
diff --git a/app/app.pro b/app/app.pro
index fcc08792..36b0aa0d 100644
--- a/app/app.pro
+++ b/app/app.pro
@@ -314,7 +314,11 @@ win32 {
     QMAKE_LFLAGS += /MANIFEST:embed /MANIFESTINPUT:$${PWD}/Moonlight.exe.manifest
 }
 macx {
-    QMAKE_INFO_PLIST = $$PWD/Info.plist
+    # Create Info.plist in object dir with the correct version string
+    system(cp $$PWD/Info.plist $$OUT_PWD/Info.plist)
+    system(sed -i -e 's/VERSION/$$cat(version.txt)/g' $$OUT_PWD/Info.plist)
+
+    QMAKE_INFO_PLIST = $$OUT_PWD/Info.plist
 
     APP_BUNDLE_RESOURCES.files = moonlight.icns SDL_GameControllerDB/gamecontrollerdb.txt
     APP_BUNDLE_RESOURCES.path = Contents/Resources