diff --git a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/appInfo.ts b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/appInfo.ts
index 36e01f7a53..7de4172216 100644
--- a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/appInfo.ts
+++ b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/appInfo.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import { expandMacro } from "./util/macroExpander"
 export class AppInfo {
   readonly description = smarten(this.info.metadata.description || "")
   readonly version: string
+  readonly shortVersion: string | undefined
+  readonly shortVersionWindows: string | undefined
 
   readonly buildNumber: string | undefined
   readonly buildVersion: string
@@ -31,6 +33,13 @@ export class AppInfo {
     }
     this.buildVersion = buildVersion
 
+    if (info.metadata.shortVersion) {
+      this.shortVersion = info.metadata.shortVersion
+    }
+    if (info.metadata.shortVersionWindows) {
+      this.shortVersionWindows = info.metadata.shortVersionWindows
+    }
+
     this.productName = info.config.productName || info.metadata.productName || info.metadata.name!!
     this.productFilename = sanitizeFileName(this.productName)
   }
@@ -121,7 +130,7 @@ export class AppInfo {
     }
 
     const info = await this.info.repositoryInfo
-    return info == null || info.type !== "github"  ? null : `https://${info.domain}/${info.user}/${info.project}`
+    return info == null || info.type !== "github" ? null : `https://${info.domain}/${info.user}/${info.project}`
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/options/metadata.ts b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/options/metadata.ts
index 0e3c5e69c2..ee9724ef1a 100644
--- a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/options/metadata.ts
+++ b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/options/metadata.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ export interface Metadata {
   /** @private */
   readonly version?: string
   /** @private */
+  readonly shortVersion?: string | null
+  /** @private */
+  readonly shortVersionWindows?: string | null
+  /** @private */
   readonly productName?: string | null
   /** @private */
   readonly main?: string | null
diff --git a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/targets/nsis/NsisTarget.ts b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/targets/nsis/NsisTarget.ts
index 6cf150e745..8c90daef3d 100644
--- a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/targets/nsis/NsisTarget.ts
+++ b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/targets/nsis/NsisTarget.ts
@@ -265,8 +265,21 @@ export class NsisTarget extends Target {
       return
     }
 
+    // prepare short-version variants of defines and commands, to make an uninstaller that doesn't differ much from the previous one
+    const defines_uninstaller: any = { ...defines }
+    const commands_uninstaller: any = { ...commands}
+    if (appInfo.shortVersion != null) {
+      defines_uninstaller.VERSION = appInfo.shortVersion
+      commands_uninstaller.VIProductVersion = appInfo.shortVersionWindows
+      commands_uninstaller.VIAddVersionKey = this.computeVersionKey(true)
+    }
+
     const sharedHeader = await this.computeCommonInstallerScriptHeader()
-    const script = isPortable ? await readFile(path.join(nsisTemplatesDir, "portable.nsi"), "utf8") : await this.computeScriptAndSignUninstaller(defines, commands, installerPath, sharedHeader)
+    const script = isPortable ? await readFile(path.join(nsisTemplatesDir, "portable.nsi"), "utf8") : await this.computeScriptAndSignUninstaller(defines_uninstaller, commands_uninstaller, installerPath, sharedHeader)
+
+    // copy outfile name into main options, as the computeScriptAndSignUninstaller function was kind enough to add important data to temporary defines.
+    defines.UNINSTALLER_OUT_FILE = defines_uninstaller.UNINSTALLER_OUT_FILE
+
     await this.executeMakensis(defines, commands, sharedHeader + await this.computeFinalScript(script, true))
     await Promise.all<any>([packager.sign(installerPath), defines.UNINSTALLER_OUT_FILE == null ? Promise.resolve() : unlink(defines.UNINSTALLER_OUT_FILE)])
 
@@ -355,7 +368,7 @@ export class NsisTarget extends Target {
     return script
   }
 
-  private computeVersionKey() {
+  private computeVersionKey(short: boolean = false) {
     // Error: invalid VIProductVersion format, should be X.X.X.X
     // so, we must strip beta
     const localeId = this.options.language || "1033"
@@ -367,6 +380,10 @@ export class NsisTarget extends Target {
       `/LANG=${localeId} FileDescription "${appInfo.description}"`,
       `/LANG=${localeId} FileVersion "${appInfo.buildVersion}"`,
     ]
+    if (short) {
+      versionKey[1] = `/LANG=${localeId} ProductVersion "${appInfo.shortVersion}"`
+      versionKey[4] = `/LANG=${localeId} FileVersion "${appInfo.shortVersion}"`
+    }
     use(this.packager.platformSpecificBuildOptions.legalTrademarks, it => versionKey.push(`/LANG=${localeId} LegalTrademarks "${it}"`))
     use(appInfo.companyName, it => versionKey.push(`/LANG=${localeId} CompanyName "${it}"`))
     return versionKey
diff --git a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/winPackager.ts b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/winPackager.ts
index 71e36861ab..d7ad40ad5d 100644
--- a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/winPackager.ts
+++ b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/winPackager.ts
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ export class WinPackager extends PlatformPackager<WindowsConfiguration> {
       "--set-version-string", "FileDescription", appInfo.productName,
       "--set-version-string", "ProductName", appInfo.productName,
       "--set-version-string", "LegalCopyright", appInfo.copyright,
-      "--set-file-version", appInfo.buildVersion,
-      "--set-product-version", appInfo.getVersionInWeirdWindowsForm(),
+      "--set-file-version", appInfo.shortVersion || appInfo.buildVersion,
+      "--set-product-version", appInfo.shortVersionWindows || appInfo.getVersionInWeirdWindowsForm(),
     ]
 
     if (internalName != null) {