diff --git a/functions/configuration.sh b/functions/configuration.sh
index 7dfea3765..5f5abb82b 100755
--- a/functions/configuration.sh
+++ b/functions/configuration.sh
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ Prepare_config ()
 	LB_BOOTAPPEND_INSTALL="$(echo ${LB_BOOTAPPEND_INSTALL} | sed -e 's/[ \t]*$//')"
 
 	LB_ISO_APPLICATION="${LB_ISO_APPLICATION:-Debian Live}"
-	LB_ISO_PREPARER="${LB_ISO_PREPARER:-live-build \$VERSION; https://salsa.debian.org/live-team/live-build}"
+	LB_ISO_PREPARER="${LB_ISO_PREPARER:-live-build @LB_VERSION@; https://salsa.debian.org/live-team/live-build}"
 	LB_ISO_PUBLISHER="${LB_ISO_PUBLISHER:-Debian Live project; https://wiki.debian.org/DebianLive; debian-live@lists.debian.org}"
 	LB_ISO_VOLUME="${LB_ISO_VOLUME:-Debian ${LB_DISTRIBUTION} \$(date $DATE_UTC_OPTION +%Y%m%d-%H:%M)}"
 
diff --git a/scripts/build/binary_iso b/scripts/build/binary_iso
index 4fdbfdc57..ddd70b6c9 100755
--- a/scripts/build/binary_iso
+++ b/scripts/build/binary_iso
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ -n "${LB_ISO_PREPARER}" ] && [ "${LB_ISO_PREPARER}" != "none" ]
 then
+	LB_ISO_PREPARER="$(echo "${LB_ISO_PREPARER}" | sed "s|@LB_VERSION@|${VERSION}|")"
 	XORRISO_OPTIONS="${XORRISO_OPTIONS} -p \"${LB_ISO_PREPARER}\""
 fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/build/source_iso b/scripts/build/source_iso
index 3c9c08125..7c4f67f17 100755
--- a/scripts/build/source_iso
+++ b/scripts/build/source_iso
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ -n "${LB_ISO_PREPARER}" ] && [ "${LB_ISO_PREPARER}" != "none" ]
 then
+	LB_ISO_PREPARER="$(echo "${LB_ISO_PREPARER}" | sed "s|@LB_VERSION@|${VERSION}|")"
 	XORRISO_OPTIONS="${XORRISO_OPTIONS} -p \"${LB_ISO_PREPARER}\""
 fi