diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2212de3c..8b704b2a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ node_modules
 test/work
 .DS_Store
 .nyc_output
+npm-debug.log
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a3e899e0..e950735b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -23,4 +23,7 @@ branches:
 env:
   global:
     # coveralls token
-    secure: hG3cs8/tOGTa8IPewVuahcp1f8gwsk/rX7ReUBPag6cdZdJpkbjzxp8R97mhhCrFOP/fvX8zAbCelXvvhME/mjZTFgzSNHLBL/SJreHP5m2B1yxXkroiQFu1qwewvzzKmfcs5W1CD8J8WbJuBk9zozDQG9c1OxTaK87tBGh1xik=
+    - secure: hG3cs8/tOGTa8IPewVuahcp1f8gwsk/rX7ReUBPag6cdZdJpkbjzxp8R97mhhCrFOP/fvX8zAbCelXvvhME/mjZTFgzSNHLBL/SJreHP5m2B1yxXkroiQFu1qwewvzzKmfcs5W1CD8J8WbJuBk9zozDQG9c1OxTaK87tBGh1xik=
+    # prevent wine popup dialogs about installing additional packages
+    - WINEDLLOVERRIDES="mscoree,mshtml="
+    - WINEDEBUG="-all"
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 37c1c680..c31caf8c 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Added
+
+* The `package.json` `version` property is the default app version if `--app-version` is unspecified (#449)
+
 ## [7.6.0] - 2016-08-14
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
index 30f9561e..cdbc5742 100644
--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ The human-readable copyright line for the app. Maps to the `LegalCopyright` meta
 
 *String*
 
-The release version of the application. Maps to the `ProductVersion` metadata property on Windows, and `CFBundleShortVersionString` on OS X.
+The release version of the application. By default the `version` property in the `package.json` is used but it can be overridden with this argument. If neither are provided, the version of Electron will be used. Maps to the `ProductVersion` metadata property on Windows, and `CFBundleShortVersionString` on OS X.
 
 ##### `asar`
 
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 51d05729..a3135ed4 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -48,9 +48,10 @@ function validateList (list, supported, name) {
   return list
 }
 
-function getNameAndVersion (opts, dir, cb) {
+function getMetadata (opts, dir, cb) {
   var props = []
   if (!opts.name) props.push(['productName', 'name'])
+  if (!opts['app-version']) props.push('version')
   if (!opts.version) props.push(['dependencies.electron', 'devDependencies.electron'])
 
   // Name and version provided, no need to infer
@@ -77,6 +78,12 @@ function inferNameAndVersionFromInstalled (packageName, opts, result, cb) {
     debug('Inferring application name from productName or name in package.json')
     opts.name = result.values.productName
   }
+
+  if (result.values.version) {
+    debug('Inferring app-version from version in package.json')
+    opts['app-version'] = result.values.version
+  }
+
   if (result.values[`dependencies.${packageName}`]) {
     resolve(packageName, {
       basedir: path.dirname(result.source[`dependencies.${packageName}`].src)
@@ -223,7 +230,7 @@ module.exports = function packager (opts, cb) {
   debug(`Target Platforms: ${platforms.join(', ')}`)
   debug(`Target Architectures: ${archs.join(', ')}`)
 
-  getNameAndVersion(opts, path.resolve(process.cwd(), opts.dir) || process.cwd(), function (err) {
+  getMetadata(opts, path.resolve(process.cwd(), opts.dir) || process.cwd(), function (err) {
     if (err) {
       err.message = 'Unable to determine application name or Electron version. ' +
         'Please specify an application name and Electron version.\n\n' +
diff --git a/test/ci/before_install.sh b/test/ci/before_install.sh
index d71bed76..93c5570b 100755
--- a/test/ci/before_install.sh
+++ b/test/ci/before_install.sh
@@ -24,5 +24,8 @@ case "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" in
       -in codesign.csr -out codesign.cer
     openssl pkcs12 -export -in codesign.cer -inkey codesign.key -out codesign.p12 -password pass:12345
     security import codesign.p12 -k ~/Library/Keychains/login.keychain -P 12345 -T /usr/bin/codesign
+    npm install wine-darwin@1.9.17-1
+    # Setup ~/.wine by running a command
+    ./node_modules/.bin/wine hostname
     ;;
 esac
diff --git a/test/fixtures/basic/package.json b/test/fixtures/basic/package.json
index 942e4d9a..5fe25727 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/basic/package.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/basic/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "main": "main.js",
+  "version": "4.99.101",
   "productName": "MainJS",
   "dependencies": {
     "run-series": "^1.1.1"
diff --git a/test/mac.js b/test/mac.js
index 7283ac10..e71b0917 100644
--- a/test/mac.js
+++ b/test/mac.js
@@ -189,6 +189,33 @@ function createAppVersionTest (baseOpts, appVersion, buildVersion) {
   }
 }
 
+function createAppVersionInferenceTest (baseOpts) {
+  return function (t) {
+    t.timeoutAfter(config.timeout)
+
+    var plistPath
+
+    waterfall([
+      function (cb) {
+        packager(baseOpts, cb)
+      }, function (paths, cb) {
+        plistPath = path.join(paths[0], baseOpts.name + '.app', 'Contents', 'Info.plist')
+        fs.stat(plistPath, cb)
+      }, function (stats, cb) {
+        t.true(stats.isFile(), 'The expected Info.plist file should exist')
+        fs.readFile(plistPath, 'utf8', cb)
+      }, function (file, cb) {
+        var obj = plist.parse(file)
+        t.equal(obj.CFBundleVersion, '4.99.101', 'CFBundleVersion should reflect package.json version')
+        t.equal(obj.CFBundleShortVersionString, '4.99.101', 'CFBundleShortVersionString should reflect package.json version')
+        cb()
+      }
+    ], function (err) {
+      t.end(err)
+    })
+  }
+}
+
 function createAppCategoryTypeTest (baseOpts, appCategoryType) {
   return function (t) {
     t.timeoutAfter(config.timeout)
@@ -602,6 +629,10 @@ module.exports = function (baseOpts) {
   test('app and build version test', createAppVersionTest(baseOpts, '1.1.0', '1.1.0.1234'))
   util.teardown()
 
+  util.setup()
+  test('infer app version from package.json test', createAppVersionInferenceTest(baseOpts))
+  util.teardown()
+
   util.setup()
   test('app version test', createAppVersionTest(baseOpts, '1.1.0'))
   util.teardown()