diff --git a/osu.Desktop.Deploy/Program.cs b/osu.Desktop.Deploy/Program.cs
index 8c460f03cf..16bbf90cd4 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop.Deploy/Program.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop.Deploy/Program.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using System.Configuration;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Management.Automation;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using osu.Framework.IO.Network;
 using FileWebRequest = osu.Framework.IO.Network.FileWebRequest;
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ namespace osu.Desktop.Deploy
 
             write("Updating AssemblyInfo...");
             updateCsprojVersion(version);
+            updateAppveyorVersion(version);
 
             write("Running build process...");
             foreach (string targetName in TargetNames.Split(','))
@@ -404,6 +406,25 @@ namespace osu.Desktop.Deploy
                 Console.WriteLine();
         }
 
+        private static bool updateAppveyorVersion(string version)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                using (PowerShell ps = PowerShell.Create())
+                {
+                    ps.AddScript($"Update-AppveyorBuild -Version \"{version}\"");
+                    ps.Invoke();
+                }
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                // we don't have appveyor and don't care
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
         private static void write(string message, ConsoleColor col = ConsoleColor.Gray)
         {
             if (sw.ElapsedMilliseconds > 0)
diff --git a/osu.Desktop.Deploy/osu.Desktop.Deploy.csproj b/osu.Desktop.Deploy/osu.Desktop.Deploy.csproj
index 6b7509a381..96dcf2a0d0 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop.Deploy/osu.Desktop.Deploy.csproj
+++ b/osu.Desktop.Deploy/osu.Desktop.Deploy.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <Import Project="..\osu.Game.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Project">
     <TargetFrameworks>net461</TargetFrameworks>
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="NUnit" Version="3.10.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="squirrel.windows" Version="1.7.8" Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net461'" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager" Version="4.4.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Management.Automation.dll" Version="10.0.10586" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
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