diff --git a/tools/update_version_string.sh b/tools/update_version_string.sh
index 23b213752..c3b4ff4aa 100755
--- a/tools/update_version_string.sh
+++ b/tools/update_version_string.sh
@@ -54,6 +54,25 @@ mv $TEMPFILE $MODIFYFILE
 ##### EmulationStation.h
 
 MODIFYFILE=../es-app/src/EmulationStation.h
+
+MODIFYSTRING=$(grep "PROGRAM_VERSION_MAJOR     " $MODIFYFILE)
+NEWSTRING="#define PROGRAM_VERSION_MAJOR        ${1}"
+
+cat $MODIFYFILE | sed s/"${MODIFYSTRING}"/"${NEWSTRING}"/ > $TEMPFILE
+mv $TEMPFILE $MODIFYFILE
+
+MODIFYSTRING=$(grep "PROGRAM_VERSION_MINOR     " $MODIFYFILE)
+NEWSTRING="#define PROGRAM_VERSION_MINOR        ${2}"
+
+cat $MODIFYFILE | sed s/"${MODIFYSTRING}"/"${NEWSTRING}"/ > $TEMPFILE
+mv $TEMPFILE $MODIFYFILE
+
+MODIFYSTRING=$(grep "PROGRAM_VERSION_MAINTENANCE  " $MODIFYFILE)
+NEWSTRING="#define PROGRAM_VERSION_MAINTENANCE  ${3}"
+
+cat $MODIFYFILE | sed s/"${MODIFYSTRING}"/"${NEWSTRING}"/ > $TEMPFILE
+mv $TEMPFILE $MODIFYFILE
+
 MODIFYSTRING=$(grep "PROGRAM_VERSION_STRING" $MODIFYFILE)
 NEWSTRING="#define PROGRAM_VERSION_STRING \"${1}.${2}.${3}${SUFFIX}\""