diff --git a/build/gulpfile.reh.js b/build/gulpfile.reh.js
index f3cdbff..ac7c39b 100644
--- a/build/gulpfile.reh.js
+++ b/build/gulpfile.reh.js
@@ -246,4 +246,5 @@ 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 }));
 
@@ -252,3 +253,3 @@ function packageTask(type, platform, arch, sourceFolderName, destinationFolderNa
 		const productJsonStream = gulp.src(['product.json'], { base: '.' })
-			.pipe(json({ commit, date, version }));
+			.pipe(json({ commit, date, version, release }));
 
diff --git a/build/gulpfile.vscode.js b/build/gulpfile.vscode.js
index cdc802b..49ab315 100644
--- a/build/gulpfile.vscode.js
+++ b/build/gulpfile.vscode.js
@@ -227,3 +227,3 @@ function packageTask(platform, arch, sourceFolderName, destinationFolderName, op
 
-		let version = packageJson.version;
+		let version = packageJson.version
 		const quality = product.quality;
@@ -235,3 +235,4 @@ function packageTask(platform, arch, sourceFolderName, destinationFolderName, op
 		const name = product.nameShort;
-		const packageJsonUpdates = { name, version };
+		const release = packageJson.release;
+		const packageJsonUpdates = { name, version, release };
 
@@ -246,3 +247,3 @@ function packageTask(platform, arch, sourceFolderName, destinationFolderName, op
 		const date = new Date().toISOString();
-		const productJsonUpdate = { commit, date, checksums, version };
+		const productJsonUpdate = { commit, date, checksums, version, release };
 
diff --git a/build/gulpfile.vscode.linux.js b/build/gulpfile.vscode.linux.js
index cdc8870..f6e4e09 100644
--- a/build/gulpfile.vscode.linux.js
+++ b/build/gulpfile.vscode.linux.js
@@ -25,4 +25,2 @@ const commit = getVersion(root);
 
-const linuxPackageRevision = Math.floor(new Date().getTime() / 1000);
-
 /**
@@ -88,3 +86,3 @@ 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))
@@ -193,4 +191,3 @@ 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))
@@ -267,3 +264,3 @@ 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 0d3abda..2606af5 100644
--- a/build/gulpfile.vscode.win32.js
+++ b/build/gulpfile.vscode.win32.js
@@ -94,4 +94,4 @@ 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 7ec238b..9295018 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 561966b..30814a0 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/diagnostics/node/diagnosticsService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/diagnostics/node/diagnosticsService.ts
@@ -236,3 +236,3 @@ 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 ef798fa..cfa7866 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/product/common/product.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/product/common/product.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ else if (globalThis._VSCODE_PRODUCT_JSON && globalThis._VSCODE_PACKAGE_JSON) {
 	if (!product.version) {
-		const pkg = globalThis._VSCODE_PACKAGE_JSON as { version: string };
+		const pkg = globalThis._VSCODE_PACKAGE_JSON as { version: string, release: string };
 
 		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 6a3768d..023eeed 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/dialogs/dialogHandler.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/dialogs/dialogHandler.ts
@@ -21,2 +21,3 @@ import { MarkdownRenderer } from 'vs/editor/contrib/markdownRenderer/browser/mar
 import { defaultButtonStyles, defaultCheckboxStyles, defaultDialogStyles, defaultInputBoxStyles } from 'vs/platform/theme/browser/defaultStyles';
+import { getReleaseString } from 'vs/workbench/common/release';
 
@@ -147,2 +148,4 @@ export class BrowserDialogHandler implements IDialogHandler {
 		const detailString = (useAgo: boolean): string => {
+			const releaseString = getReleaseString();
+
 			return localize('aboutDetail',
@@ -153,3 +156,3 @@ export class BrowserDialogHandler implements IDialogHandler {
 				navigator.userAgent
-			);
+			).replace('\n', `\n${releaseString} ${this.productService.release || 'Unknown'}\n`);
 		};
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/common/release.ts b/src/vs/workbench/common/release.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a8ea57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/common/release.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { language } from 'vs/base/common/platform';
+
+const DEFAULT_LABEL = 'Release:';
+const LABELS: { [key: string]: string } = {
+	'en': DEFAULT_LABEL,
+	'fr': 'Révision :',
+	'ru': 'Релиз:',
+	'zh-hans': '发布版本:',
+	'zh-hant': '發布版本:',
+};
+
+export function getReleaseString(): string {
+	return LABELS[language] ?? DEFAULT_LABEL;
+}
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..2b77c1b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/electron-sandbox/parts/dialogs/dialogHandler.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/electron-sandbox/parts/dialogs/dialogHandler.ts
@@ -17,2 +17,3 @@ import { IProductService } from 'vs/platform/product/common/productService';
 import { process } from 'vs/base/parts/sandbox/electron-sandbox/globals';
+import { getReleaseString } from 'vs/workbench/common/release';
 
@@ -166,2 +167,3 @@ export class NativeDialogHandler implements IDialogHandler {
 		const osProps = await this.nativeHostService.getOSProperties();
+		const releaseString = getReleaseString();
 
@@ -179,3 +181,3 @@ export class NativeDialogHandler implements IDialogHandler {
 				process.sandboxed ? 'Yes' : 'No' // TODO@bpasero remove me once sandbox is final
-			);
+			).replace('\n', `\n${releaseString} ${this.productService.release || 'Unknown'}\n`);
 		};