diff --git a/toolkit/modules/UpdateUtils.sys.mjs b/toolkit/modules/UpdateUtils.sys.mjs
index be9ce9d5402c30bf4a9712f1ce9026503c191a53..230882363b3e1bbe7f0977567db61f72494a19ea 100644
--- a/toolkit/modules/UpdateUtils.sys.mjs
+++ b/toolkit/modules/UpdateUtils.sys.mjs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export var UpdateUtils = {
           replacement = Services.appinfo.name;
           break;
         case "VERSION":
-          replacement = Services.appinfo.version;
+          replacement = AppConstants.ZEN_FIREFOX_VERSION;
           break;
         case "BUILD_ID":
           replacement = Services.appinfo.appBuildID;