diff --git a/VERSION.cmake b/VERSION.cmake
index 899ac62b47440..69ecf788f7f13 100644
--- a/VERSION.cmake
+++ b/VERSION.cmake
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ set( MIRALL_VERSION_STRING ${MIRALL_VERSION} )
 set( MIRALL_VERSION_FULL "${MIRALL_VERSION_FULL}.${MIRALL_VERSION_BUILD}" )
 
 set( MIRALL_VERSION_STRING "${MIRALL_VERSION}${MIRALL_VERSION_SUFFIX}" )
+if(MIRALL_VERSION_PATCH VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "50")
+    set (MIRALL_HUMAN_VERSION_STRING "3.17.0 alpha")
+else()
+    set (MIRALL_HUMAN_VERSION_STRING ${MIRALL_VERSION_STRING})
+endif()
 
 if( MIRALL_VERSION_BUILD )
     set( MIRALL_VERSION_STRING "${MIRALL_VERSION_STRING} (build ${MIRALL_VERSION_BUILD})" )
diff --git a/src/libsync/theme.cpp b/src/libsync/theme.cpp
index f25ff9b58f079..8927f117f6e5a 100644
--- a/src/libsync/theme.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/theme.cpp
@@ -410,6 +410,18 @@ Theme::Theme()
 #endif
 }
 
+QString Theme::developerStringInfo() const
+{
+    // Shorten Qt's OS name: "macOS Mojave (10.14)" -> "macOS"
+    const auto osStringList = Utility::platformName().split(QLatin1Char(' '));
+    const auto osName = osStringList.at(0);
+
+    const auto devString = QString(tr("<p>%1 Desktop Client Version %2 (%3). For more information please click <a href='%4'>here</a>.</p>", "%1 is application name. %2 is the human version string. %3 is the operating system name. %4 is the help URL"))
+    .arg(APPLICATION_NAME, QString::fromLatin1(MIRALL_HUMAN_VERSION_STRING), osName, helpUrl());
+
+    return devString;
+}
+
 // If this option returns true, the client only supports one folder to sync.
 // The Add-Button is removed accordingly.
 bool Theme::singleSyncFolder() const
@@ -592,13 +604,8 @@ QString Theme::gitSHA1() const
 
 QString Theme::aboutInfo() const
 {
-    // Shorten Qt's OS name: "macOS Mojave (10.14)" -> "macOS"
-    QStringList osStringList = Utility::platformName().split(QLatin1Char(' '));
-    QString osName = osStringList.at(0);
-
     //: Example text: "<p>Nextcloud Desktop Client</p>"   (%1 is the application name)
-    auto devString = QString(tr("<p>%1 Desktop Client</p><p>Version %1. For more information please click <a href='%2'>here</a>.</p>") + QStringLiteral(" (%3)"))
-            .arg(APPLICATION_NAME, QString::fromLatin1(MIRALL_STRINGIFY(MIRALL_VERSION)), helpUrl(), osName);
+    auto devString = developerStringInfo();
                       
 
     devString += tr("<p><small>Using virtual files plugin: %1</small></p>").arg(Vfs::modeToString(bestAvailableVfsMode()));
@@ -609,12 +616,7 @@ QString Theme::aboutInfo() const
 
 QString Theme::about() const
 {
-    // Shorten Qt's OS name: "macOS Mojave (10.14)" -> "macOS"
-    QStringList osStringList = Utility::platformName().split(QLatin1Char(' '));
-    QString osName = osStringList.at(0);
-
-    //: Example text: "<p>Nextcloud Desktop Client</p>"   (%1 is the application name)
-    const auto devString = tr("<p>%1 desktop client %2</p>").arg(APPLICATION_NAME, QString::fromLatin1(MIRALL_STRINGIFY(MIRALL_VERSION)));
+    const auto devString = developerStringInfo();
 
     return devString;
 }
@@ -622,9 +624,7 @@ QString Theme::about() const
 QString Theme::aboutDetails() const
 {
     QString devString;
-    devString = tr("<p>Version %1. For more information please click <a href='%2'>here</a>.</p>")
-              .arg(MIRALL_VERSION_STRING)
-              .arg(helpUrl());
+    devString = developerStringInfo();
 
     devString += tr("<p>This release was supplied by %1.</p>")
               .arg(APPLICATION_VENDOR);
diff --git a/src/libsync/theme.h b/src/libsync/theme.h
index 1c1416ef64cdf..092fc112b4c65 100644
--- a/src/libsync/theme.h
+++ b/src/libsync/theme.h
@@ -645,6 +645,8 @@ public slots:
     Theme(Theme const &);
     Theme &operator=(Theme const &);
 
+    [[nodiscard]] QString developerStringInfo() const;
+
     void updateMultipleOverrideServers();
     void connectToPaletteSignal() const;
 #if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
diff --git a/version.h.in b/version.h.in
index ba53a6545f7a1..3c80a99141625 100644
--- a/version.h.in
+++ b/version.h.in
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ constexpr auto MIRALL_VERSION_SUFFIX = "@MIRALL_VERSION_SUFFIX@";
 #cmakedefine MIRALL_VERSION_FULL  @MIRALL_VERSION_FULL@
 
 #cmakedefine MIRALL_VERSION_STRING "@MIRALL_VERSION_STRING@"
+#cmakedefine MIRALL_HUMAN_VERSION_STRING "@MIRALL_HUMAN_VERSION_STRING@"
 
 constexpr int NEXTCLOUD_SERVER_VERSION_MIN_SUPPORTED_MAJOR = @NEXTCLOUD_SERVER_VERSION_MIN_SUPPORTED_MAJOR@;
 constexpr int NEXTCLOUD_SERVER_VERSION_MIN_SUPPORTED_MINOR = @NEXTCLOUD_SERVER_VERSION_MIN_SUPPORTED_MINOR@;