diff --git a/ui/desktop/electron-app/config/forge.config.js b/ui/desktop/electron-app/config/forge.config.js
deleted file mode 100644
index c426f9aff..000000000
--- a/ui/desktop/electron-app/config/forge.config.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-const process = require('process');
-const { version } = require('../src/cli/index.js');
-
-const formattedCLIVersion = version().formatted;
-
-const appVersion = process.env.RELEASE_VERSION
-  ? `Version:  ${process.env.RELEASE_VERSION}\n`
-  : '';
-const appCommit = process.env.RELEASE_COMMIT
-  ? `Commit:  ${process.env.RELEASE_COMMIT}\n`
-  : '';
-
-const formattedAppVersion = `${appVersion}${appCommit}`;
-
-// Output version strings for debugging
-console.log('\n\nVersion Env Vars:');
-console.log('RELEASE_VERSION     ', process.env.RELEASE_VERSION);
-console.log('RELEASE_COMMIT      ', process.env.RELEASE_COMMIT);
-
-module.exports = {
-  releaseVersion: process.env.RELEASE_VERSION,
-  hooks: {
-    prePackage: () => {
-      if (!process.env.BOUNDARY_DESKTOP_SIGNING_IDENTITY) {
-        console.warn('\nWARNING: Could not find signing identity.');
-      }
-    },
-  },
-  packagerConfig: {
-    ignore: ['/ember-test(/|$)', '/tests(/|$)'],
-    name: 'Boundary',
-    appBundleId: 'com.electron.boundary',
-    // TODO: where should the client version number come from?
-    appVersion: `${formattedAppVersion}${formattedCLIVersion}\n`,
-    appCopyright: 'Copyright © 2021 HashiCorp, Inc.',
-    icon: './config/macos/icon.icns',
-    osxSign: {
-      identity: process.env.BOUNDARY_DESKTOP_SIGNING_IDENTITY,
-      'hardened-runtime': true,
-      entitlements: './config/macos/entitlements.plist',
-      'entitlements-inherit': './config/macos/entitlements.plist',
-      'signature-flags': 'library',
-    },
-  },
-  makers: [
-    {
-      name: '@electron-forge/maker-dmg',
-      config: {
-        title: 'Boundary',
-        name: 'boundary',
-        icon: './config/macos/disk.icns',
-        background: './config/macos/background.png',
-      },
-    },
-    {
-      name: '@electron-forge/maker-zip',
-    },
-  ],
-};
diff --git a/ui/desktop/electron-app/config/forge.js b/ui/desktop/electron-app/config/forge.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b6aab69f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/desktop/electron-app/config/forge.js
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+const fs = require('fs');
+const os = require('os');
+const path = require('path');
+
+const DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
+  packagerConfig: {
+    ignore: ['/ember-test(/|$)', '/tests(/|$)'],
+    name: 'Boundary',
+    version: '0.0.0',
+    appBundleId: 'com.electron.boundary',
+    appCopyright: 'Copyright © 2021 HashiCorp, Inc.',
+  },
+  makers: [
+    {
+      name: '@electron-forge/maker-zip',
+    },
+  ],
+}
+
+// Create forge config based on platform
+const createConfig = () => {
+  const config = { ...DEFAULT_CONFIG };
+
+  // Store env vars in config
+  ['RELEASE_COMMIT', 'RELEASE_VERSION'].forEach((envVar) => {
+    if (process.env[envVar]) {
+      config[envVar] = process.env[envVar];
+      console.log(`[forge-config] ${envVar} ${config[envVar]}`);
+    }
+  });
+
+  if (os.platform().match(/(darwin)/i)) {
+    config.packagerConfig.icon = './config/macos/icon.icns';
+    config.packagerConfig.osxSign = {
+      'hardened-runtime': true,
+      entitlements: './config/macos/entitlements.plist',
+      'entitlements-inherit': './config/macos/entitlements.plist',
+      'signature-flags': 'library',
+    };
+
+    // Version
+    if (config.RELEASE_VERSION)
+      config.packagerConfig.version = config.RELEASE_VERSION;
+
+    // Signing identity
+    const signingIdentity = process.env.BOUNDARY_DESKTOP_SIGNING_IDENTITY;
+    if (signingIdentity) {
+      config.packagerConfig.osxSign.identity = signingIdentity;
+    } else {
+      console.warn(
+        '[forge-config] WARNING: Could not find signing identity. Proceeding without signing.'
+      );
+    }
+
+    // Generate DMG file
+    config.makers.push({
+      name: '@electron-forge/maker-dmg',
+      config: {
+        title: 'Boundary',
+        name: 'boundary',
+        icon: './config/macos/disk.icns',
+        background: './config/macos/background.png',
+      },
+    });
+  }
+
+  return config;
+};
+
+// Save forge config file
+const saveConfig = (config, destination) => {
+  const configPath = `${destination}/forge.config.js`;
+  console.log(`[forge-config] ${configPath}`);
+  const content = `module.exports = ${JSON.stringify(config, null, 2)}`;
+  fs.writeFileSync(configPath, content);
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+  setup: () => {
+    const config = createConfig();
+    const destination = path.resolve(__dirname);
+    saveConfig(config, destination);
+  },
+};
diff --git a/ui/desktop/electron-app/package.json b/ui/desktop/electron-app/package.json
index d9df381c8..14502cdfc 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/electron-app/package.json
+++ b/ui/desktop/electron-app/package.json
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "build:cli": "node -e 'require(\"./config/cli.js\").setup()'",
+    "build:config": "node -e 'require(\"./config/forge.js\").setup()'",
     "start": "electron-forge start",
     "package": "electron-forge package",
-    "premake": "yarn build:cli",
+    "premake": "yarn build:cli && yarn build:config",
     "make": "electron-forge make",
     "publish": "electron-forge publish",
     "lint": "echo \"No linting configured\""
diff --git a/ui/desktop/electron-app/src/config/menu.js b/ui/desktop/electron-app/src/config/menu.js
index 5f669e4bb..4e72a2d0f 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/electron-app/src/config/menu.js
+++ b/ui/desktop/electron-app/src/config/menu.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-const { shell } = require('electron');
+const { app, shell, dialog } = require('electron');
 const appUpdater = require('../helpers/app-updater.js');
+const forgeConfig = require('../../config/forge.config.js');
+const { version } = require('../cli/index.js');
 
 const generateMenuTemplate = () => {
   return [
@@ -7,7 +9,22 @@ const generateMenuTemplate = () => {
     {
       label: 'Boundary',
       submenu: [
-        { role: 'about' },
+        // { role: 'about' },
+        {
+          label: `About ${app.getName()}`,
+          click: () => {
+            const appVersion = `Version:  ${forgeConfig.RELEASE_VERSION}`;
+            const appCommit = `Commit: ${forgeConfig.RELEASE_COMMIT}`;
+            const cliVersion = version().formatted;
+
+            const dialogOpts = {
+              type: 'none',
+              message: `${appVersion}\n${appCommit}`,
+              detail: cliVersion,
+            };
+            dialog.showMessageBox(dialogOpts);
+          },
+        },
         {
           id: 'update',
           label: 'Check for Updates',
diff --git a/ui/desktop/package.json b/ui/desktop/package.json
index ad95f6b81..ba2dab71e 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/package.json
+++ b/ui/desktop/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "format:sass": "prettier --write app/**/*.scss",
     "lint:js:fix": "eslint . --fix",
     "start": "ember serve",
-    "prestart:desktop": "cd electron-app && yarn build:cli",
+    "prestart:desktop": "cd electron-app && yarn premake",
     "start:desktop": "ember electron",
     "clean:coverage": "rm -rf coverage_*",
     "pretest": "yarn clean:coverage",