diff --git a/build/gulpfile.reh.js b/build/gulpfile.reh.js
index a07c552..e5546e0 100644
--- a/build/gulpfile.reh.js
+++ b/build/gulpfile.reh.js
@@ -250,4 +250,5 @@ function packageTask(type, platform, arch, sourceFolderName, destinationFolderNa
 		const name = product.nameShort;
+		const release = packageJson.release;
 		const packageJsonStream = gulp.src(['remote/package.json'], { base: 'remote' })
-			.pipe(json({ name, version, dependencies: undefined, optionalDependencies: undefined }));
+			.pipe(json({ name, version, release, dependencies: undefined, optionalDependencies: undefined }));
 
diff --git a/build/gulpfile.vscode.js b/build/gulpfile.vscode.js
index 2c075a3..ff98402 100644
--- a/build/gulpfile.vscode.js
+++ b/build/gulpfile.vscode.js
@@ -191,3 +191,3 @@ function packageTask(platform, arch, sourceFolderName, destinationFolderName, op
 
-		let version = packageJson.version;
+		let version = packageJson.version
 		const quality = product.quality;
@@ -199,3 +199,4 @@ function packageTask(platform, arch, sourceFolderName, destinationFolderName, op
 		const name = product.nameShort;
-		const packageJsonUpdates = { name, version };
+		const release = packageJson.release;
+		const packageJsonUpdates = { name, version, release };
 
diff --git a/build/gulpfile.vscode.linux.js b/build/gulpfile.vscode.linux.js
index 4a25ca5..ca33d2e 100644
--- a/build/gulpfile.vscode.linux.js
+++ b/build/gulpfile.vscode.linux.js
@@ -24,4 +24,2 @@ const commit = util.getVersion(root);
 
-const linuxPackageRevision = Math.floor(new Date().getTime() / 1000);
-
 /**
@@ -87,3 +85,3 @@ function prepareDebPackage(arch) {
 					.pipe(replace('@@NAME@@', product.applicationName))
-					.pipe(replace('@@VERSION@@', packageJson.version + '-' + linuxPackageRevision))
+					.pipe(replace('@@VERSION@@', `${packageJson.version}.${packageJson.release}`))
 					.pipe(replace('@@ARCHITECTURE@@', debArch))
@@ -192,4 +190,3 @@ function prepareRpmPackage(arch) {
 			.pipe(replace('@@ICON@@', product.linuxIconName))
-			.pipe(replace('@@VERSION@@', packageJson.version))
-			.pipe(replace('@@RELEASE@@', linuxPackageRevision))
+			.pipe(replace('@@VERSION@@', `${packageJson.version}.${packageJson.release}`))
 			.pipe(replace('@@ARCHITECTURE@@', rpmArch))
@@ -266,3 +263,3 @@ function prepareSnapPackage(arch) {
 			.pipe(replace('@@NAME@@', product.applicationName))
-			.pipe(replace('@@VERSION@@', commit.substr(0, 8)))
+			.pipe(replace('@@VERSION@@', `${packageJson.version}.${packageJson.release}`))
 			// Possible run-on values https://snapcraft.io/docs/architectures
diff --git a/build/gulpfile.vscode.win32.js b/build/gulpfile.vscode.win32.js
index 81ba509..43f5377 100644
--- a/build/gulpfile.vscode.win32.js
+++ b/build/gulpfile.vscode.win32.js
@@ -93,4 +93,4 @@ function buildWin32Setup(arch, target) {
 			DirName: product.win32DirName,
-			Version: pkg.version,
-			RawVersion: pkg.version.replace(/-\w+$/, ''),
+			Version: `${pkg.version}.${pkg.release}`,
+			RawVersion: `${pkg.version.replace(/-\w+$/, '')}.${pkg.release}`,
 			NameVersion: product.win32NameVersion + (target === 'user' ? ' (User)' : ''),
diff --git a/resources/linux/rpm/code.spec.template b/resources/linux/rpm/code.spec.template
index 61659d2..5cafa06 100644
--- a/resources/linux/rpm/code.spec.template
+++ b/resources/linux/rpm/code.spec.template
@@ -2,3 +2,3 @@ Name:     @@NAME@@
 Version:  @@VERSION@@
-Release:  @@RELEASE@@.el7
+Release:  el7
 Summary:  Code editing. Redefined.
diff --git a/src/vs/base/common/product.ts b/src/vs/base/common/product.ts
index 1ae8079..0dad6ac 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/common/product.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/common/product.ts
@@ -34,2 +34,3 @@ export interface IProductConfiguration {
 	readonly version: string;
+	readonly release: string;
 	readonly date?: string;
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/diagnostics/node/diagnosticsService.ts b/src/vs/platform/diagnostics/node/diagnosticsService.ts
index e1c60a3..a12d52c 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/diagnostics/node/diagnosticsService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/diagnostics/node/diagnosticsService.ts
@@ -239,3 +239,3 @@ export class DiagnosticsService implements IDiagnosticsService {
 		const output: string[] = [];
-		output.push(`Version:          ${this.productService.nameShort} ${this.productService.version} (${this.productService.commit || 'Commit unknown'}, ${this.productService.date || 'Date unknown'})`);
+		output.push(`Version:          ${this.productService.nameShort} ${this.productService.version} ${this.productService.release || 'Release unknown'} (${this.productService.commit || 'Commit unknown'}, ${this.productService.date || 'Date unknown'})`);
 		output.push(`OS Version:       ${osLib.type()} ${osLib.arch()} ${osLib.release()}`);
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/product/common/product.ts b/src/vs/platform/product/common/product.ts
index 7e63a16..74d1f26 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/product/common/product.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/product/common/product.ts
@@ -34,3 +34,3 @@ else if (typeof require?.__$__nodeRequire === 'function') {
 	product = require.__$__nodeRequire(joinPath(rootPath, 'product.json').fsPath);
-	const pkg = require.__$__nodeRequire(joinPath(rootPath, 'package.json').fsPath) as { version: string };
+	const pkg = require.__$__nodeRequire(joinPath(rootPath, 'package.json').fsPath) as { version: string, release: string };
 
@@ -47,3 +47,4 @@ else if (typeof require?.__$__nodeRequire === 'function') {
 	Object.assign(product, {
-		version: pkg.version
+		version: pkg.version,
+		release: pkg.release
 	});
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/dialogs/dialogHandler.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/dialogs/dialogHandler.ts
index ec4ff95..36e882f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/dialogs/dialogHandler.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/dialogs/dialogHandler.ts
@@ -146,4 +146,5 @@ export class BrowserDialogHandler implements IDialogHandler {
 			return localize('aboutDetail',
-				"Version: {0}\nCommit: {1}\nDate: {2}\nBrowser: {3}",
+				"Version: {0}\nRelease: {1}\nCommit: {2}\nDate: {3}\nBrowser: {4}",
 				this.productService.version || 'Unknown',
+				this.productService.release || 'Unknown',
 				this.productService.commit || 'Unknown',
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/issue/browser/issueService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/issue/browser/issueService.ts
index dc7430b..23def01 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/issue/browser/issueService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/issue/browser/issueService.ts
@@ -67,2 +67,3 @@ export class WebIssueService implements IWorkbenchIssueService {
 Version: ${this.productService.version}
+Release: ${this.productService.release ?? 'unknown'}
 Commit: ${this.productService.commit ?? 'unknown'}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/electron-sandbox/parts/dialogs/dialogHandler.ts b/src/vs/workbench/electron-sandbox/parts/dialogs/dialogHandler.ts
index f63b75f..8e24c02 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/electron-sandbox/parts/dialogs/dialogHandler.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/electron-sandbox/parts/dialogs/dialogHandler.ts
@@ -169,4 +169,5 @@ export class NativeDialogHandler implements IDialogHandler {
 			return localize({ key: 'aboutDetail', comment: ['Electron, Chromium, Node.js and V8 are product names that need no translation'] },
-				"Version: {0}\nCommit: {1}\nDate: {2}\nElectron: {3}\nChromium: {4}\nNode.js: {5}\nV8: {6}\nOS: {7}\nSandboxed: {8}",
+				"Version: {0}\nRelease: {1}\nCommit: {2}\nDate: {3}\nElectron: {4}\nChromium: {5}\nNode.js: {6}\nV8: {7}\nOS: {8}\nSandboxed: {9}",
 				version,
+				this.productService.release || 'Unknown',
 				this.productService.commit || 'Unknown',