diff --git a/advancedSettings.pro b/advancedSettings.pro
index d53dd70..2b13e11 100644
--- a/advancedSettings.pro
+++ b/advancedSettings.pro
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ SPLIT_VERSION_STRING = $$split(VERSION, -)
 NUMERICAL_VERSION_NUMBER = $$member(SPLIT_VERSION_STRING, 0, 0)
 VERSION = $$NUMERICAL_VERSION_NUMBER
 
+# Keep the literal version number in the description field for debugging.
+QMAKE_TARGET_DESCRIPTION = "$$cat($$PWD/build_scripts/compile_version_string.txt)"
+
 lessThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 5): error("requires Qt 5.12 or higher")
 lessThan(QT_MINOR_VERSION, 12): error("requires Qt 5.12 or higher")