diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 557af1d9..08fcd154 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ jobs:
       env:
         OS_NAME: ${{ matrix.os-name }}
       run: |
+        python ./build-app_version.py
         python ./resources/ci/common/prepare_appversion.py
         python ./resources/ci/common/prepare_release.py
     # upload appversion artifact for later step
diff --git a/build-app_version.py b/build-app_version.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..87660345
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-app_version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from Main import __version__ as DRVersion
+import os
+
+with(open(os.path.join("resources","app","manifests","app_version.txt"))) as f:
+  f.write(DRVersion)