diff --git a/build.psm1 b/build.psm1
index 43124942bb..435fe63bbb 100644
--- a/build.psm1
+++ b/build.psm1
@@ -1442,6 +1442,15 @@ function Start-PSBootstrap {
 
         # Install Windows dependencies if `-Package` or `-BuildWindowsNative` is specified
         if ($Environment.IsWindows) {
+            ## need RCEdit to modify the binaries embedded resources
+            if (-not (Test-Path "~/.rcedit/rcedit-x64.exe"))
+            {
+                log "Install RCEdit for modifying exe resources"
+                $rceditUrl = "https://github.com/electron/rcedit/releases/download/v1.0.0/rcedit-x64.exe"
+                New-Item -Path "~/.rcedit" -Type Directory -Force > $null
+                Invoke-WebRequest -OutFile "~/.rcedit/rcedit-x64.exe" -Uri $rceditUrl
+            }
+
             if ($BuildWindowsNative) {
                 log "Install Windows dependencies for building PSRP plugin"
 
@@ -1862,6 +1871,16 @@ function New-MSIPackage
         [Switch] $Force
     )
 
+    ## need RCEdit to modify the binaries embedded resources
+    if (-not (Test-Path "~/.rcedit/rcedit-x64.exe"))
+    {
+        throw "RCEdit is required to modify pwsh.exe resources, please run 'Start-PSBootStrap' to install"
+    }
+
+    Start-NativeExecution { & "~/.rcedit/rcedit-x64.exe" (Get-PSOutput) --set-icon "$AssetsPath\Powershell_black.ico" `
+        --set-file-version $ProductVersion --set-product-version $ProductVersion --set-version-string "ProductName" "PowerShell Core 6" `
+        --set-version-string "LegalCopyright" "(C) Microsoft Corporation.  All Rights Reserved." } | Write-Verbose
+
     ## AppVeyor base image might update the version for Wix. Hence, we should
     ## not hard code version numbers.
     $wixToolsetBinPath = "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\WiX Toolset *\bin"