diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Cli/CommandApp.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Cli/CommandApp.cs
index 3e857fb..a4766d0 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Cli/CommandApp.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/Cli/CommandApp.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Spectre.Console.Rendering;
 
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Cli/ConfiguratorExtensions.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Cli/ConfiguratorExtensions.cs
index 24a5b09..1ab577b 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Cli/ConfiguratorExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/Cli/ConfiguratorExtensions.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,23 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Cli
             return configurator;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Overrides the auto-detected version of the application.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="configurator">The configurator.</param>
+        /// <param name="version">The version of application.</param>
+        /// <returns>A configurator that can be used to configure the application further.</returns>
+        public static IConfigurator SetApplicationVersion(this IConfigurator configurator, string version)
+        {
+            if (configurator == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(configurator));
+            }
+
+            configurator.Settings.ApplicationVersion = version;
+            return configurator;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Configures the console.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Cli/ICommandAppSettings.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Cli/ICommandAppSettings.cs
index d355d43..7d3af6c 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Cli/ICommandAppSettings.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/Cli/ICommandAppSettings.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Cli
         /// </summary>
         string? ApplicationName { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the application version (use it to override auto-detected value).
+        /// </summary>
+        string? ApplicationVersion { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the <see cref="IAnsiConsole"/>.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Cli/Internal/CommandExecutor.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Cli/Internal/CommandExecutor.cs
index 01612b1..b0a4bb1 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Cli/Internal/CommandExecutor.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/Cli/Internal/CommandExecutor.cs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Cli
                         firstArgument.Equals("-v", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                     {
                         var console = configuration.Settings.Console.GetConsole();
-                        console.WriteLine(VersionHelper.GetVersion(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly()));
+                        console.WriteLine(ResolveApplicationVersion(configuration));
                         return Task.FromResult(0);
                     }
                 }
@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Cli
             return Execute(leaf, parsedResult.Tree, context, resolver, configuration);
         }
 
+        private static string ResolveApplicationVersion(IConfiguration configuration)
+        {
+            return
+                configuration.Settings.ApplicationVersion ?? // potential override
+                VersionHelper.GetVersion(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly());
+        }
+
         private static Task<int> Execute(
             CommandTree leaf,
             CommandTree tree,
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Cli/Internal/Configuration/CommandAppSettings.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Cli/Internal/Configuration/CommandAppSettings.cs
index 7fbf26d..5f07cb2 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Cli/Internal/Configuration/CommandAppSettings.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/Cli/Internal/Configuration/CommandAppSettings.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Cli
     internal sealed class CommandAppSettings : ICommandAppSettings
     {
         public string? ApplicationName { get; set; }
+        public string? ApplicationVersion { get; set; }
         public IAnsiConsole? Console { get; set; }
         public ICommandInterceptor? Interceptor { get; set; }
         public ITypeRegistrarFrontend Registrar { get; set; }
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Cli/Internal/Modelling/CommandModel.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Cli/Internal/Modelling/CommandModel.cs
index 4dfac7d..902c2ca 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Cli/Internal/Modelling/CommandModel.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/Cli/Internal/Modelling/CommandModel.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Reflection;
 
@@ -28,7 +29,23 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Cli
 
         public string GetApplicationName()
         {
-            return ApplicationName ?? Path.GetFileName(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly()?.Location) ?? "?";
+            return
+                ApplicationName ??
+                Path.GetFileName(GetApplicationFile()) ?? // null is propagated by GetFileName
+                "?";
+        }
+
+        private static string? GetApplicationFile()
+        {
+            var location = Assembly.GetEntryAssembly()?.Location;
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(location))
+            {
+                // this is special case for single file executable
+                // (Assembly.Location returns empty string)
+                return Process.GetCurrentProcess().MainModule?.FileName;
+            }
+
+            return location;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Cli/Internal/VersionHelper.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Cli/Internal/VersionHelper.cs
index 39ce465..ddcd790 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Cli/Internal/VersionHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/Cli/Internal/VersionHelper.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Reflection;
 
 namespace Spectre.Console.Cli
@@ -7,20 +6,9 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Cli
     {
         public static string GetVersion(Assembly? assembly)
         {
-            if (assembly == null)
-            {
-                return "?";
-            }
-
-            try
-            {
-                var info = FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(assembly.Location);
-                return info.ProductVersion ?? assembly?.GetName()?.Version?.ToString() ?? "?";
-            }
-            catch
-            {
-                return "?";
-            }
+            return assembly?
+                .GetCustomAttribute<AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute>()?
+                .InformationalVersion ?? "?";
         }
     }
 }