diff --git a/PropertySheets/Platform.props b/PropertySheets/Platform.props
index f308865b3..ce381ba5b 100644
--- a/PropertySheets/Platform.props
+++ b/PropertySheets/Platform.props
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
          %(PreprocessorDefinitions);
          GIT_REVISION=$(GitRevision);
          GIT_REVISION_SHORT=$(GitRevisionShort);
-         VERSION_BUILD=$(GitRevisionCount)
+         VERSION_BUILD=$(GitRevisionCount);
+         VERSION_BUILD_YEAR=$([System.DateTime]::Now.ToString(`yyyy`))
       </PreprocessorDefinitions>
     </ClCompile>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>