diff --git a/changes/23541-fileversion-fallback b/changes/23541-fileversion-fallback
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b9ec9f22ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/23541-fileversion-fallback
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* Added fallback to FileVersion on EXE installers when FileVersion is set but ProductVersion isn't to allow more custom packages to be uploaded
diff --git a/pkg/file/pe.go b/pkg/file/pe.go
index 4516b5a25e..0f5f7eb61c 100644
--- a/pkg/file/pe.go
+++ b/pkg/file/pe.go
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ func ExtractPEMetadata(tfr *fleet.TempFileReader) (*InstallerMetadata, error) {
 		}
 		if productVersion != "" {
 			version = productVersion
+		} else if strings.TrimSpace(e["FileVersion"]) != "" {
+			version = strings.TrimSpace(e["FileVersion"])
 		}
 	}
 	if name == "" && sfxName != "" {