diff --git a/Source/build.cpp b/Source/build.cpp
index 2d10c54c..99898be1 100644
--- a/Source/build.cpp
+++ b/Source/build.cpp
@@ -2237,7 +2237,22 @@ int CEXEBuild::SetManifest()
     res_editor->UpdateResourceA(MAKEINTRESOURCE(24), MAKEINTRESOURCE(1), NSIS_DEFAULT_LANG, (LPBYTE) manifest.c_str(), manifest.length());
   }
   catch (exception& err) {
-    ERROR_MSG("Error while setting manifest: %s\n", err.what());
+    ERROR_MSG("Error setting manifest: %s\n", err.what());
+    return PS_ERROR;
+  }
+
+  return PS_OK;
+}
+
+int CEXEBuild::UpdatePEHeader()
+{
+  try {
+    PIMAGE_NT_HEADERS headers = CResourceEditor::GetNTHeaders(m_exehead);
+    // workaround for bug #2697027
+    headers->OptionalHeader.MajorImageVersion = 6;
+    headers->OptionalHeader.MinorImageVersion = 0;
+  } catch (std::runtime_error& err) {
+    ERROR_MSG("Error updating PE headers: %s\n", err.what());
     return PS_ERROR;
   }
 
@@ -2436,6 +2451,9 @@ int CEXEBuild::write_output(void)
     return PS_ERROR;
   }
 
+  // Final PE touch-ups
+  RET_UNLESS_OK( UpdatePEHeader() );
+
   RET_UNLESS_OK( pack_exe_header() );
 
 
diff --git a/Source/build.h b/Source/build.h
index a5f5dcf3..3983edab 100644
--- a/Source/build.h
+++ b/Source/build.h
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ class CEXEBuild {
     void PrepareHeaders(IGrowBuf *hdrbuf);
     int SetVarsSection();
     int SetManifest();
+    int UpdatePEHeader();
 
     int resolve_jump_int(const char *fn, int *a, int offs, int start, int end);
     int resolve_call_int(const char *fn, const char *str, int fptr, int *ofs);