diff --git a/hw/xquartz/meson.build b/hw/xquartz/meson.build
index eb38c1fb5..b0c7a386e 100644
--- a/hw/xquartz/meson.build
+++ b/hw/xquartz/meson.build
@@ -6,8 +6,19 @@ bundle_id_prefix = get_option('bundle-id-prefix')
 xquartz_sparkle_feed_url = get_option('sparkle-feed-url')
 xquartz_sparkle_public_edkey = get_option('sparkle-public-edkey')
 
-bundle_version_string = meson.project_version() # CFBundleShortVersionString
-bundle_version = release                        # CFBundleVersion
+bundle_version_string = get_option('bundle-version-string') # CFBundleShortVersionString
+if bundle_version_string == 'auto'
+    bundle_version_string = meson.project_version()
+endif
+
+bundle_version = get_option('bundle-version') # CFBundleVersion
+if bundle_version == 'auto'
+    version_arr = bundle_version_string.split('.')
+    version_major = version_arr[0].to_int()
+    version_minor = version_arr[1].to_int()
+    version_tiny = version_arr[2].to_int()
+    bundle_version = '@0@.@1@.@2@'.format(version_major, version_minor, version_tiny)
+endif
 
 bundle_id_def = '-DBUNDLE_ID_PREFIX="@0@"'.format(bundle_id_prefix)
 
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index f35048da0..b12d521ba 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ option('apple-application-name', type: 'string', value: 'X11',
         description: 'Application name')
 option('bundle-id-prefix', type: 'string', value: 'org.x',
         description: 'RDNS prefix for bundle identifier')
+option('bundle-version', type: 'string', value: 'auto',
+        description: 'The CFBundleVersion for the application bundle')
+option('bundle-version-string', type: 'string', value: 'auto',
+        description: 'The CFBundleShortVersionString for the application bundle')
 option('sparkle-feed-url', type: 'string',
         description: 'Feed URL for autoupdating with the Sparkle Framework (default: disabled)')
 option('sparkle-public-edkey', type: 'string',