diff --git a/SetVersion.cmake b/SetVersion.cmake
index fc1c3065a..3adeec140 100644
--- a/SetVersion.cmake
+++ b/SetVersion.cmake
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ if(NOT DEFINED PF_VERSION)
             set(PF_VERSION "${CMAKE_MATCH_1}-0")
         endif()
     endif()
+else()
+    # Set the "nice version string" to the one forced by the user
+    set(NICE_PF_VERSION "${PF_VERSION}")
 endif()
 
 # Parse the version number to extract the various fields
@@ -68,8 +71,8 @@ if(PF_VERSION MATCHES ${REGEX})
     set(PF_VERSION_DIRTY ${CMAKE_MATCH_8}) # Skip the 7th: it is a superset of the 8th
 endif()
 
-# If we are precisely on a tag, make a nicer version string
-set(NICE_PF_VERSION "${PF_VERSION}")
-if((PF_VERSION_TWEAK EQUAL 0) AND (NOT PF_VERSION_DIRTY))
+# If we are precisely on a tag, make a nicer version string (unless otherwise
+# forced by the user - see above)
+if((NOT DEFINED NICE_PF_VERSION) AND (PF_VERSION_TWEAK EQUAL 0) AND (NOT PF_VERSION_DIRTY))
     set(NICE_PF_VERSION "v${PF_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PF_VERSION_MINOR}.${PF_VERSION_PATCH}")
 endif()
diff --git a/support/windows/Resource.rc.in b/support/windows/Resource.rc.in
index 3a38333b8..9ed0078df 100644
--- a/support/windows/Resource.rc.in
+++ b/support/windows/Resource.rc.in
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ BEGIN
         BEGIN
             VALUE "CompanyName", "Intel Corporation"
             VALUE "FileDescription", "@WINRC_FILE_DESCRIPTION@"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", "v@WINRC_MAJOR@.@WINRC_MINOR@.@WINRC_PATCH@.@WINRC_TWEAK@"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "@NICE_PF_VERSION@"
             VALUE "InternalName", WINRC_FILENAME
             VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright (c) 2011-2016 Intel Corporation"
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", WINRC_FILENAME
             VALUE "ProductName", "Parameter Framework"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", "v@WINRC_MAJOR@.@WINRC_MINOR@.@WINRC_PATCH@.@WINRC_TWEAK@"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "@NICE_PF_VERSION@"
         END
     END
     BLOCK "VarFileInfo"