diff --git a/ui/desktop/electron-app/.gitignore b/ui/desktop/electron-app/.gitignore
index 75a95bf75..3aca4c453 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/electron-app/.gitignore
+++ b/ui/desktop/electron-app/.gitignore
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ typings/
 # Electron-Forge
 out/
 
+# Generated config
+config/config.js
+
 # Ember build
 ember-dist/
 ember-test/
diff --git a/ui/desktop/electron-app/config/macos/icon.icns b/ui/desktop/electron-app/assets/app-icons/icon.icns
similarity index 100%
rename from ui/desktop/electron-app/config/macos/icon.icns
rename to ui/desktop/electron-app/assets/app-icons/icon.icns
diff --git a/ui/desktop/electron-app/config/macos/background.png b/ui/desktop/electron-app/assets/macos/background.png
similarity index 100%
rename from ui/desktop/electron-app/config/macos/background.png
rename to ui/desktop/electron-app/assets/macos/background.png
diff --git a/ui/desktop/electron-app/config/macos/background@2x.png b/ui/desktop/electron-app/assets/macos/background@2x.png
similarity index 100%
rename from ui/desktop/electron-app/config/macos/background@2x.png
rename to ui/desktop/electron-app/assets/macos/background@2x.png
diff --git a/ui/desktop/electron-app/config/macos/disk.icns b/ui/desktop/electron-app/assets/macos/disk.icns
similarity index 100%
rename from ui/desktop/electron-app/config/macos/disk.icns
rename to ui/desktop/electron-app/assets/macos/disk.icns
diff --git a/ui/desktop/electron-app/config/macos/entitlements.plist b/ui/desktop/electron-app/assets/macos/entitlements.plist
similarity index 100%
rename from ui/desktop/electron-app/config/macos/entitlements.plist
rename to ui/desktop/electron-app/assets/macos/entitlements.plist
diff --git a/ui/desktop/electron-app/config/desktop.js b/ui/desktop/electron-app/config/desktop.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95c15ff3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/desktop/electron-app/config/desktop.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+// Create config for use in electron forge
+const createConfig = () => {
+  const config = {
+    name: 'boundary',
+    productName: 'Boundary',
+    copyright: `Copyright © ${new Date().getFullYear()} HashiCorp, Inc.`,
+    releaseVersion: process.env.RELEASE_VERSION,
+    releaseCommit: process.env.RELEASE_COMMIT,
+  };
+
+  if (!config.releaseVersion) config.releaseVersion = '0.0.0';
+  return config;
+};
+
+// Save config file
+const saveConfig = (config, destination) => {
+  const configPath = `${destination}/config.js`;
+  const content = `module.exports = ${JSON.stringify(config, null, 2)}`;
+  fs.writeFileSync(configPath, content);
+  console.log(`Create: ${configPath}`);
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+  setup: () => {
+    const config = createConfig();
+    const destination = path.resolve(__dirname);
+    saveConfig(config, destination);
+  },
+};
diff --git a/ui/desktop/electron-app/config/forge.config.js b/ui/desktop/electron-app/config/forge.config.js
index c426f9aff..4db3e2f8a 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/electron-app/config/forge.config.js
+++ b/ui/desktop/electron-app/config/forge.config.js
@@ -1,59 +1,43 @@
-const process = require('process');
-const { version } = require('../src/cli/index.js');
+// Generated during build
+const config = require('./config.js');
 
-const formattedCLIVersion = version().formatted;
+console.log(`\n[forge-config] Release commit: ${config.releaseCommit}`);
+console.log(`[forge-config] Release version: ${config.releaseVersion}`);
 
-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);
+// MacOS signing identity
+if (process.env.BOUNDARY_DESKTOP_SIGNING_IDENTITY)
+  console.warn(
+    '[forge-config] WARNING: Could not find signing identity. Proceeding without signing.'
+  );
 
 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',
+    icon: './assets/app-icons/icon',
+    name: config.productName,
+    appVersion: config.version,
     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',
+    appCopyright: config.copyright,
     osxSign: {
       identity: process.env.BOUNDARY_DESKTOP_SIGNING_IDENTITY,
       'hardened-runtime': true,
-      entitlements: './config/macos/entitlements.plist',
-      'entitlements-inherit': './config/macos/entitlements.plist',
+      entitlements: './assets/macos/entitlements.plist',
+      'entitlements-inherit': './assets/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',
     },
     {
-      name: '@electron-forge/maker-zip',
+      name: '@electron-forge/maker-dmg',
+      config: {
+        title: config.productName,
+        name: config.name,
+        icon: './assets/macos/disk.icns',
+        background: './assets/macos/background.png',
+      },
     },
   ],
 };
diff --git a/ui/desktop/electron-app/package.json b/ui/desktop/electron-app/package.json
index d9df381c8..49454d45e 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/desktop.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..baa8e1da2 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 { shell, dialog } = require('electron');
 const appUpdater = require('../helpers/app-updater.js');
+const config = require('../../config/config.js');
+const { version } = require('../cli/index.js');
 
 const generateMenuTemplate = () => {
   return [
@@ -7,7 +9,23 @@ const generateMenuTemplate = () => {
     {
       label: 'Boundary',
       submenu: [
-        { role: 'about' },
+        // { role: 'about' },
+        {
+          label: `About ${config.productName}`,
+          click: () => {
+            const appVersion = `Version:  ${config.releaseVersion}`;
+            const appCommit = `Commit: ${config.releaseCommit}`;
+            const cliVersion = version().formatted;
+            const copyright = config.copyright;
+
+            const dialogOpts = {
+              type: 'none',
+              message: config.productName,
+              detail: `${appVersion}\n${appCommit}\n\n${cliVersion}\n\n${copyright}`,
+            };
+            dialog.showMessageBox(dialogOpts);
+          },
+        },
         {
           id: 'update',
           label: 'Check for Updates',
diff --git a/ui/desktop/package.json b/ui/desktop/package.json
index dd4b5b794..a9ca4bd7d 100755
--- a/ui/desktop/package.json
+++ b/ui/desktop/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "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",