diff --git a/data/meson.build b/data/meson.build
index 498b4a2b..1f80f1b3 100644
--- a/data/meson.build
+++ b/data/meson.build
@@ -29,18 +29,18 @@ endif
 if is_release
   development_release = ''
 else
-  release_version = major_version + '~'
+  appstream_version = major_version + '~'
   if pre_release_version != ''
-    release_version += pre_release_version + '-'
+    appstream_version += pre_release_version + '-'
   endif
-  release_version += devel_version
+  appstream_version += devel_version
 
   development_release = '''
     <release version="@0@" type="development" date="@1@">
       <description>
         <p>Development release.</p>
       </description>
-    </release>'''.format(release_version, release_date)
+    </release>'''.format(appstream_version, release_date)
 endif
 appdata_conf = configuration_data()
 appdata_conf.set('app-id', application_id)
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ec8e25d5..46baf6a3 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -87,9 +87,19 @@ else
   application_id = '@0@.@1@'.format(base_id, profile)
 endif
 
+version = major_version
+if pre_release_version != ''
+  version += '.' + pre_release_version
+endif
+
+full_version = version
+if devel_version != ''
+  version += '-' + devel_version
+endif
+
 meson.add_dist_script(
   'build-aux/dist-vendor.sh',
-  meson.project_build_root() / 'meson-dist' / meson.project_name() + '-' + major_version + '.' + pre_release_version,
+  meson.project_build_root() / 'meson-dist' / meson.project_name() + '-' + version,
   meson.project_source_root()
 )
 
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index fe90a20f..43009a05 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -7,19 +7,11 @@ ui_resources = gnome.compile_resources(
   install_dir: pkgdatadir,
 )
 
-version = major_version
-if pre_release_version != ''
-  version += '.' + pre_release_version
-endif
-if devel_version != ''
-  version += '-' + devel_version
-endif
-
 global_conf = configuration_data()
 global_conf.set_quoted('APP_ID', application_id)
 global_conf.set_quoted('PKGDATADIR', pkgdatadir)
 global_conf.set('PROFILE', profile)
-global_conf.set_quoted('VERSION', version)
+global_conf.set_quoted('VERSION', full_version)
 global_conf.set_quoted('GETTEXT_PACKAGE', gettext_package)
 global_conf.set_quoted('LOCALEDIR', localedir)
 config = configure_file(