diff --git a/dist/installer/ifw/config/config-linux.xml.in b/dist/installer/ifw/config/config-linux.xml.in
index 21cd64a425b..eaa1531d260 100644
--- a/dist/installer/ifw/config/config-linux.xml.in
+++ b/dist/installer/ifw/config/config-linux.xml.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <Installer>
     <Name>Qt Creator</Name>
     <Version>{version}</Version>
-    <Title>Qt Creator {version}</Title>
+    <Title>Qt Creator {display_version}</Title>
     <Publisher>Qt Project</Publisher>
     <ProductUrl>http://www.qt.io</ProductUrl>
 
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
     <WizardDefaultHeight>520</WizardDefaultHeight>
     <MaintenanceToolName>QtCreatorUninstaller</MaintenanceToolName>
     <!-- @homeDir@ and @rootDir@ are some of the supported vars -->
-    <TargetDir>@homeDir@/qtcreator-{version}</TargetDir>
-    <AdminTargetDir>/opt/qtcreator-{version}</AdminTargetDir>
+    <TargetDir>@homeDir@/qtcreator-{display_version}</TargetDir>
+    <AdminTargetDir>/opt/qtcreator-{display_version}</AdminTargetDir>
 </Installer>
diff --git a/dist/installer/ifw/config/config-mac.xml.in b/dist/installer/ifw/config/config-mac.xml.in
index e3ecc20ed92..c7e28b41de2 100644
--- a/dist/installer/ifw/config/config-mac.xml.in
+++ b/dist/installer/ifw/config/config-mac.xml.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <Installer>
     <Name>Qt Creator</Name>
     <Version>{version}</Version>
-    <Title>Qt Creator {version}</Title>
+    <Title>Qt Creator {display_version}</Title>
     <Publisher>Qt Project</Publisher>
     <ProductUrl>http://www.qt.io</ProductUrl>
 
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
     <WizardDefaultHeight>560</WizardDefaultHeight>
     <MaintenanceToolName>Uninstall Qt Creator</MaintenanceToolName>
     <!-- @homeDir@ and @rootDir@ are some of the supported vars -->
-    <TargetDir>@homeDir@/Applications/Qt Creator {version}</TargetDir>
+    <TargetDir>@homeDir@/Applications/Qt Creator {display_version}</TargetDir>
     <AllowSpaceInPath>true</AllowSpaceInPath>
 </Installer>
diff --git a/dist/installer/ifw/config/config-windows.xml.in b/dist/installer/ifw/config/config-windows.xml.in
index 574e70568c2..584d67c5efb 100644
--- a/dist/installer/ifw/config/config-windows.xml.in
+++ b/dist/installer/ifw/config/config-windows.xml.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <Installer>
     <Name>Qt Creator</Name>
     <Version>{version}</Version>
-    <Title>Qt Creator {version}</Title>
+    <Title>Qt Creator {display_version}</Title>
     <Publisher>Qt Project</Publisher>
     <ProductUrl>http://www.qt.io</ProductUrl>
 
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
     <WizardDefaultHeight>560</WizardDefaultHeight>
     <MaintenanceToolName>QtCreatorUninst</MaintenanceToolName>
     <!-- @homeDir@ and @rootDir@ are some of the supported vars -->
-    <TargetDir>@rootDir@/Qt/qtcreator-{version}</TargetDir>
+    <TargetDir>@rootDir@/Qt/qtcreator-{display_version}</TargetDir>
     <StartMenuDir>Qt Creator</StartMenuDir>
 </Installer>
diff --git a/scripts/packageIfw.py b/scripts/packageIfw.py
index 020f9067e01..f594393307a 100755
--- a/scripts/packageIfw.py
+++ b/scripts/packageIfw.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import shutil
 import inspect
 
 def usage():
-    print('Usage: %s [-v|--version-string=versionstring] [-i|--installer-path=/path/to/installerfw] [-a|--archive=archive.7z] [-d|--debug] <outputname>' %  os.path.basename(sys.argv[0]))
+    print('Usage: %s [-v|--version-string=versionstring] [-d|--display-version=versionstring] [-i|--installer-path=/path/to/installerfw] [-a|--archive=archive.7z] [--debug] <outputname>' %  os.path.basename(sys.argv[0]))
 
 def substitute_file(infile, outfile, substitutions):
     with open(infile, 'r') as f:
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def ifw_template_dir():
 
 def main():
     try:
-        opts, args = getopt.gnu_getopt(sys.argv[1:], 'hv:i:a:d', ['help', 'version-string=', 'installer-path=', 'archive', 'debug'])
+        opts, args = getopt.gnu_getopt(sys.argv[1:], 'hv:d:i:a:', ['help', 'version-string=', 'display-version=', 'installer-path=', 'archive', 'debug'])
     except:
         usage()
         sys.exit(2)
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ def main():
         sys.exit(2)
 
     version = ''
+    display_version = ''
     ifw_location = ''
     archives = []
     debug = False
@@ -70,16 +71,21 @@ def main():
             sys.exit(0)
         if o in ('-v', '--version-string'):
             version = a
+        if o in ['-d', '--display-version']:
+            display_version = a
         if o in ('-i', '--installer-path'):
             ifw_location = a
         if o in ('-a', '--archive'):
             archives.append(a)
-        if o in ('-d', '--debug'):
+        if o in ['--debug']:
             debug = True
 
     if (version == ''):
       raise Exception('Version not specified (--version-string)!')
 
+    if not display_version:
+        display_version = version
+
     if (ifw_location == ''):
       raise Exception('Installer framework location not specified (--installer-path)!')
 
@@ -108,6 +114,7 @@ def main():
     try:
         substs = {}
         substs['version'] = version
+        substs['display_version'] = display_version
         substs['date'] = datetime.date.today().isoformat()
         substs['archives'] = ','.join(archives)