diff --git a/release-tool b/release-tool
index 821a1e8c1..aec8ec67e 100755
--- a/release-tool
+++ b/release-tool
@@ -699,6 +699,10 @@ EOF
         appimage_name="KeePassXC-${RELEASE_NAME}-x86_64.AppImage"
     fi
 
+    # Allow appimagetool to insert version information into the AppImage to allow
+    # desktop integration tools to display that in app launchers
+    export VERSION="${RELEASE_NAME}"
+
     # Run appimagetool to package (and possibly sign) AppImage
     # --no-appstream is required, since it may crash on newer systems
     # see: https://github.com/AppImage/AppImageKit/issues/856