diff --git a/build/windows/gitlab-ci/1_build-deps-crossroad.sh b/build/windows/gitlab-ci/1_build-deps-crossroad.sh
index 9395679acd..f77f9a96a7 100644
--- a/build/windows/gitlab-ci/1_build-deps-crossroad.sh
+++ b/build/windows/gitlab-ci/1_build-deps-crossroad.sh
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ fi
 
 ## XXX Functional fix to the problem of non-configured interpreters
 ## XXX Also, functional generator of the pixbuf 'loaders.cache' for GUI image support
+gimp_app_version=`grep -rI '\<version *:' ../meson.build | head -1 | sed "s/^.*version *: *'\([0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\).[0-9]*' *,.*$/\1/"`
 echo "@echo off
       echo This is a CI crossbuild of GIMP.
       :: Don't run this under PowerShell since it produces UTF-16 files.
@@ -78,5 +79,5 @@ echo "@echo off
       echo .vala (Vala) plug-ins       ^|^ NOT supported!
       bin\gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders.exe lib\gdk-pixbuf-2.0\2.10.0\loaders\*.dll > lib\gdk-pixbuf-2.0\2.10.0\loaders.cache
       echo.
-      bin\gimp-2.99.exe" > ${CROSSROAD_PREFIX}/gimp.cmd
+      bin\gimp-$gimp_app_version.exe" > ${CROSSROAD_PREFIX}/gimp.cmd
 echo "Please run the gimp.cmd file to know the actual plug-in support." > ${CROSSROAD_PREFIX}/README.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build/windows/gitlab-ci/2_build-gimp-msys2.sh b/build/windows/gitlab-ci/2_build-gimp-msys2.sh
index bd6d86f504..80b47076ef 100644
--- a/build/windows/gitlab-ci/2_build-gimp-msys2.sh
+++ b/build/windows/gitlab-ci/2_build-gimp-msys2.sh
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ fi
 
 # XXX Functional fix to the problem of non-configured interpreters
 make_cmd() {
+  gimp_app_version=`grep -rI '\<version *:' ../meson.build | head -1 | sed "s/^.*version *: *'\([0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\).[0-9]*' *,.*$/\1/"`
   echo "@echo off
         echo This is a $1 native build of GIMP.
         :: Don't run this under PowerShell since it produces UTF-16 files.
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ make_cmd() {
         echo /usr/bin/lua=$2\bin\luajit.exe
         echo /usr/bin/luajit=$2\bin\luajit.exe
         echo :Lua:E::lua::luajit:
-        ) >%cd%\lib\gimp\2.99\interpreters\lua.interp
+        ) >%cd%\lib\gimp\GIMP_APP_VERSION\interpreters\lua.interp
         echo .lua  (Lua) plug-ins        ^|^ supported.
         (
         echo python=$2\bin\python.exe
@@ -107,14 +108,14 @@ make_cmd() {
         echo /usr/bin/python=$2\bin\python.exe
         echo /usr/bin/python3=$2\bin\python.exe
         echo :Python:E::py::python:
-        ) >%cd%\lib\gimp\2.99\interpreters\pygimp.interp
+        ) >%cd%\lib\gimp\GIMP_APP_VERSION\interpreters\pygimp.interp
         echo .py   (Python) plug-ins     ^|^ supported.
         (
         echo gimp-script-fu-interpreter=%cd%\bin\gimp-script-fu-interpreter-3.0.exe
         echo gimp-script-fu-interpreter-3.0=%cd%\bin\gimp-script-fu-interpreter-3.0.exe
         echo /usr/bin/gimp-script-fu-interpreter=%cd%\bin\gimp-script-fu-interpreter-3.0.exe
         echo :ScriptFu:E::scm::gimp-script-fu-interpreter-3.0.exe:
-        ) >%cd%\lib\gimp\2.99\interpreters\gimp-script-fu-interpreter.interp
+        ) >%cd%\lib\gimp\GIMP_APP_VERSION\interpreters\gimp-script-fu-interpreter.interp
         echo .scm  (ScriptFu) plug-ins   ^|^ supported.
         echo .vala (Vala) plug-ins       ^|^ supported.
         echo.
@@ -122,7 +123,8 @@ make_cmd() {
         @if not exist $2\lib\girepository-1.0\gegl*.typelib (copy lib\girepository-1.0\gegl*.typelib $2\lib\girepository-1.0) > nul
         @if not exist $2\lib\girepository-1.0\gimp*.typelib (copy lib\girepository-1.0\gimp*.typelib $2\lib\girepository-1.0) > nul
         set PATH=%PATH%;$2\bin
-        bin\gimp-2.99.exe" > ${GIMP_PREFIX}/gimp.cmd
+        bin\gimp-$gimp_app_version.exe" > ${GIMP_PREFIX}/gimp.cmd
+  sed -i "s/GIMP_APP_VERSION/${gimp_app_version}/g" ${GIMP_PREFIX}/gimp.cmd
   sed -i 's|c:/|c:\\|g;s|msys64/|msys64\\|g' ${GIMP_PREFIX}/gimp.cmd
   echo "Please run the gimp.cmd file to get proper plug-in support."> ${GIMP_PREFIX}/README.txt
 }
diff --git a/docs/gimprc.5.in b/docs/gimprc.5.in
index 181b2ec811..d6ff146f71 100644
--- a/docs/gimprc.5.in
+++ b/docs/gimprc.5.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" This man-page is auto-generated by gimp --dump-gimprc-manpage.
 
-.TH GIMPRC 5 "Version 2.99.9" "GIMP Manual Pages"
+.TH GIMPRC 5 "Version @GIMP_VERSION@" "GIMP Manual Pages"
 .SH NAME
 gimprc \- gimp configuration file
 .SH DESCRIPTION
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ When enabled, the online user manual will be used by the help system.
 Otherwise the locally installed copy is used.  Possible values are yes and no.
 
 .TP
-(user-manual-online-uri "https://docs.gimp.org/2.99")
+(user-manual-online-uri "https://docs.gimp.org/@GIMP_APP_VERSION@")
 
 The location of the online user manual. This is used if 'user-manual-online'
 is enabled.  This is a string value.
diff --git a/docs/meson.build b/docs/meson.build
index 68538446ec..d9d3fabfdc 100644
--- a/docs/meson.build
+++ b/docs/meson.build
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # Configure_file is just here to rename the files
 manconf = configuration_data()
 manconf.set('GIMP_VERSION',   gimp_version)
+manconf.set('GIMP_APP_VERSION', gimp_app_version)
 manconf.set('gimpdatadir',    prefix / gimpdatadir)
 manconf.set('gimplocaledir',  prefix / localedir)
 manconf.set('gimpplugindir',  prefix / gimpplugindir)
diff --git a/etc/gimprc.in b/etc/gimprc.in
index 9f8afa102a..3fbaa34f4c 100644
--- a/etc/gimprc.in
+++ b/etc/gimprc.in
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@
 # The location of the online user manual. This is used if
 # 'user-manual-online' is enabled.  This is a string value.
 # 
-# (user-manual-online-uri "https://docs.gimp.org/2.99")
+# (user-manual-online-uri "https://docs.gimp.org/@GIMP_APP_VERSION@")
 
 # The window type hint that is set on dock windows and the toolbox window.
 # This may affect the way your window manager decorates and handles these
diff --git a/etc/meson.build b/etc/meson.build
index 222b9b6347..c4cae6f864 100644
--- a/etc/meson.build
+++ b/etc/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 etcconf = configuration_data()
+etcconf.set('GIMP_APP_VERSION', gimp_app_version)
 etcconf.set('mypaint_brushes_dir', mypaint_brushes_dir)