diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index e3ad4a89dc..e284dc9a98 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ git-annex (7.20190616) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * The Linux standalone arm build now works again on CPU versions below
     arm6. Thanks to Emanuele Olivetti, Ilias Tsitsimpis, Bernhard
     Übelacker, and Adrian Bunk for fixing ghc in Debian (bug #928882).
+  * OSX dmg: Put git-annex's version in the Info.plist file.
 
  -- Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>  Sat, 15 Jun 2019 12:38:25 -0400
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5150922e5a..d202fba4a8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ Build/InstallDesktopFile: Build/InstallDesktopFile.hs
 	$(GHC) --make $@ -Wall -fno-warn-tabs
 Build/Standalone: Build/Standalone.hs tmp/configure-stamp
 	$(GHC) --make $@ -Wall -fno-warn-tabs
+Build/BuildVersion: Build/BuildVersion.hs
+	$(GHC) --make $@ -Wall -fno-warn-tabs
 Build/OSXMkLibs: Build/OSXMkLibs.hs
 	$(GHC) --make $@ -Wall -fno-warn-tabs
 Build/LinuxMkLibs: Build/LinuxMkLibs.hs
@@ -198,7 +200,7 @@ dpkg-buildpackage%: prep-standalone
 OSXAPP_DEST=tmp/build-dmg/git-annex.app
 OSXAPP_BASE=$(OSXAPP_DEST)/Contents/MacOS/bundle
 osxapp:
-	$(MAKE) git-annex Build/Standalone Build/OSXMkLibs
+	$(MAKE) git-annex Build/Standalone Build/OSXMkLibs Build/BuildVersion
 
 	# Remove all RPATHs, both because this overloads the linker on
 	# OSX Sierra, and to avoid the binary looking in someone's home
@@ -210,6 +212,9 @@ osxapp:
 	rm -rf "$(OSXAPP_DEST)" "$(OSXAPP_BASE)"
 	install -d tmp/build-dmg
 	cp -R standalone/osx/git-annex.app "$(OSXAPP_DEST)"
+	sed -e 's/GIT_ANNEX_VERSION/$(shell Build/BuildVersion)/' \
+		< standalone/osx/Info.plist.template \
+		> "$(OSXAPP_DEST)"/Contents/Info.plist
 
 	install -d "$(OSXAPP_BASE)"
 	cp git-annex "$(OSXAPP_BASE)"
diff --git a/doc/bugs/CFBundleShortVersionString_is_not_incremented_with_git-annex.dmg_releases___40__downloads.kitenet.net__41__.mdwn b/doc/bugs/CFBundleShortVersionString_is_not_incremented_with_git-annex.dmg_releases___40__downloads.kitenet.net__41__.mdwn
index 2d181234f4..e68647ec0e 100644
--- a/doc/bugs/CFBundleShortVersionString_is_not_incremented_with_git-annex.dmg_releases___40__downloads.kitenet.net__41__.mdwn
+++ b/doc/bugs/CFBundleShortVersionString_is_not_incremented_with_git-annex.dmg_releases___40__downloads.kitenet.net__41__.mdwn
@@ -55,3 +55,7 @@ E.g.:  The release of [version 7.20190507](http://git-annex.branchable.com/news/
 
 ### Have you had any luck using git-annex before? (Sometimes we get tired of reading bug reports all day and a lil' positive end note does wonders)
 Yes, loving git-annex, it's a great tool!
+
+> [[fixed|done]] in the build scripts, when the OSX app will successfully
+> build again I am not sure. Thanks for reporting this, I had no idea there
+> was a significant version in there. --[[Joey]]
diff --git a/standalone/osx/git-annex.app/Contents/Info.plist b/standalone/osx/Info.plist.template
similarity index 94%
rename from standalone/osx/git-annex.app/Contents/Info.plist
rename to standalone/osx/Info.plist.template
index 91f8049873..389630fc2b 100644
--- a/standalone/osx/git-annex.app/Contents/Info.plist
+++ b/standalone/osx/Info.plist.template
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
 	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
 	<string>APPL</string>
 	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-	<string>0.0.1</string>
+	<string>GIT_ANNEX_VERSION</string>
 	<key>CFBundleSignature</key>
 	<string>git-annex</string>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-	<string>0.0.1</string>
+	<string>GIT_ANNEX_VERSION</string>
 	<key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>
 	<string>10.5</string>
 	<key>CFBundleDisplayName</key>