diff --git a/BuildTools/UpdateVersionStamp/Program.cs b/BuildTools/UpdateVersionStamp/Program.cs
index 79c03cb58..51eecf798 100644
--- a/BuildTools/UpdateVersionStamp/Program.cs
+++ b/BuildTools/UpdateVersionStamp/Program.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ namespace UpdateVersionStamp
         {
             var versionre = @"(?<version>\d+\.\d+\.(\*|(\d+(\.(\*|\d+)))?))";
             FILEMAP = new Dictionary<string, Regex>(StringComparer.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase);
-            FILEMAP.Add("AssemblyInfo.cs", new Regex(@"(\[assembly\: AssemblyVersion\(\""" + versionre + @"""\)\])|(\[assembly\: AssemblyFileVersion\(\""" + versionre + @"\""\)\])|(\[assembly\: AssemblyFileVersionAttribute\(\""" + versionre + @"\""\)\])"));
             FILEMAP.Add("UpgradeData.wxi", new Regex(@"\<\?define ProductVersion\=\""" + versionre + @"\"" \?\>"));
             FILEMAP.Add("AssemblyRedirects.xml", new Regex(@"newVersion\=\""" + versionre + @"\"""));
             FILEMAP.Add("index.html", new Regex(@"\?v\=" + versionre));
diff --git a/build-release.sh b/build-release.sh
index 23293a8fb..4404e3925 100644
--- a/build-release.sh
+++ b/build-release.sh
@@ -155,13 +155,13 @@ rm -rf "Duplicati/GUI/Duplicati.GUI.TrayIcon/bin/Release"
 
 "${XBUILD}" /p:Configuration=Debug "BuildTools/GnupgSigningTool/GnupgSigningTool.sln"
 
-"${XBUILD}" /p:Configuration=Release /target:Clean "Duplicati.sln"
+"${XBUILD}" /p:Configuration=Release /p:Version=${RELEASE_VERSION} /target:Clean "Duplicati.sln"
 find "Duplicati" -type d -name "Release" | xargs rm -rf
 if [ ! -d "$XAMARIN" ]; then
     read -p"Warning, this build will not enable tray icon on Mac, hit any key to continue."
-    "${XBUILD}" /p:DefineConstants=ENABLE_GTK /p:Configuration=Release "Duplicati.sln"
+    "${XBUILD}" /p:DefineConstants=ENABLE_GTK /p:Configuration=Release /p:Version=${RELEASE_VERSION} "Duplicati.sln"
 else
-    "${XBUILD}" -p:DefineConstants=\"ENABLE_GTK\;XAMARIN_MAC\" /p:Configuration=Release "Duplicati.sln"
+    "${XBUILD}" -p:DefineConstants=\"ENABLE_GTK\;XAMARIN_MAC\" /p:Configuration=Release /p:Version=${RELEASE_VERSION} "Duplicati.sln"
 fi
 BUILD_STATUS=$?