diff --git a/apertis-ospack.yaml b/apertis-ospack.yaml
index 50b3f272dd19c1a92a8a543bd3a3a6714254217b..fe0a13bb624bb971684880a26e7039cff9842e65 100644
--- a/apertis-ospack.yaml
+++ b/apertis-ospack.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ actions:
     keyringpackage: apertis-archive-keyring
     merged-usr: false
 
+  # Add image version information
+  - action: run
+    description: "Setting up image version metadata"
+    chroot: true
+    script: scripts/setup_image_version.chroot apertis {{ $suite }} {{ $timestamp }} collabora
+
   # Extend apt sources list
   - action: run
     chroot: true
diff --git a/scripts/setup_image_version.chroot b/scripts/setup_image_version.chroot
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0edcbac0806506b56ec515ea06e79227640e6cfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/setup_image_version.chroot
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+shopt -s dotglob
+
+distro=$1
+rel=$2
+timestamp=$3
+vendor=$4
+
+echo "${distro} ${rel} ${timestamp} ${vendor}" > /usr/lib/image_version
+ln -sf ../usr/lib/image_version /etc/image_version
+
+shopt -u