diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 0d4d3d65d..e4724d152 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@ project.ext {
     privateExtensions = file("$rootDir/private_extensions.txt").exists() ? file("$rootDir/private_extensions.txt").readLines() : []
     isFullRelease = System.getenv('RELEASE') != null && Boolean.parseBoolean(System.getenv('RELEASE'))
     versionString = file('version').text + (isFullRelease ? '' : '-SNAPSHOT')
+    canonicalVersionString = file('version').text
 }
diff --git a/dist/jpackage.gradle b/dist/jpackage.gradle
index 4947e803d..76bf3985c 100644
--- a/dist/jpackage.gradle
+++ b/dist/jpackage.gradle
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ jlink {
         imageName = 'xpiped'
         if (org.gradle.internal.os.OperatingSystem.current().isWindows()) {
             icon = "logo/logo.ico"
-            appVersion = version
+            appVersion = rootProject.canonicalVersionString
         } else if (org.gradle.internal.os.OperatingSystem.current().isLinux()) {
             icon = "logo/logo.png"
-            appVersion = version
+            appVersion = rootProject.canonicalVersionString
         } else {
             icon = "logo/logo.icns"
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jlink {
             resourceDir = file("$projectDir/misc/mac")
 
             // Mac does not like a zero major version
-            def modifiedVersion = version.toString()
+            def modifiedVersion = rootProject.canonicalVersionString
             if (Integer.parseInt(modifiedVersion.substring(0, 1)) == 0) {
                 modifiedVersion = "1" + modifiedVersion.substring(1)
             }
diff --git a/private_extensions.txt b/private_extensions.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 53cf60f9a..000000000
--- a/private_extensions.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-jdbcx
-office