diff -r 955225d42c55 core.startup/apichanges.xml
--- a/core.startup/apichanges.xml	Fri Sep 02 13:42:39 2011 +0200
+++ b/core.startup/apichanges.xml	Fri Sep 02 16:22:52 2011 +0200
@@ -56,6 +56,21 @@
 <!-- ACTUAL CHANGES BEGIN HERE: -->
 
   <changes>
+     <change id="netbeans.productversion">
+        <api name="exec-property"/>
+        <summary>netbeans.productversion property</summary>
+        <version major="1" minor="35"/>
+        <date day="2" month="9" year="2011"/>
+        <author login="anebuzelsky"/>
+        <compatibility addition="yes" binary="compatible" semantic="compatible" />
+        <description>
+        <p>
+            New property 
+            <a href="architecture-summary.html#systemproperty-netbeans.productversion">netbeans.productversion</a> 
+            is available.
+        </p>
+        </description>
+    </change>
      <change id="netbeans.bootdelegation">
         <api name="exec-property"/>
         <summary>netbeans.bootdelegation property</summary>
diff -r 955225d42c55 core.startup/arch.xml
--- a/core.startup/arch.xml	Fri Sep 02 13:42:39 2011 +0200
+++ b/core.startup/arch.xml	Fri Sep 02 16:22:52 2011 +0200
@@ -643,6 +643,12 @@
           can be accessed. Available since version 1.26.
           </p>
       </api>
+      <api name="netbeans.productversion" category="devel" group="systemproperty" type="export">
+          <p>
+          This property includes the display name presented to the user as Product Version
+          in the About dialog box and in the log file.
+          </p>
+      </api>
   </p>
  </answer>
 
diff -r 955225d42c55 core.startup/manifest.mf
--- a/core.startup/manifest.mf	Fri Sep 02 13:42:39 2011 +0200
+++ b/core.startup/manifest.mf	Fri Sep 02 16:22:52 2011 +0200
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 OpenIDE-Module-Localizing-Bundle: org/netbeans/core/startup/Bundle.properties
 OpenIDE-Module-Layer: org/netbeans/core/startup/layer.xml
 OpenIDE-Module-Provides: org.openide.modules.InstalledFileLocator
-OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 1.34
+OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 1.35
 
diff -r 955225d42c55 core.startup/src/org/netbeans/core/startup/TopLogging.java
--- a/core.startup/src/org/netbeans/core/startup/TopLogging.java	Fri Sep 02 13:42:39 2011 +0200
+++ b/core.startup/src/org/netbeans/core/startup/TopLogging.java	Fri Sep 02 16:22:52 2011 +0200
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@
 
         String buildNumber = System.getProperty ("netbeans.buildnumber"); // NOI18N
         String currentVersion = NbBundle.getMessage(TopLogging.class, "currentVersion", buildNumber );
+        System.setProperty("netbeans.productversion", currentVersion); // NOI18N
         ps.print("  Product Version         = " + currentVersion); // NOI18N
         for (File cluster : clusters) { // also print Hg ID if available; more precise
             File buildInfo = new File(cluster, "build_info"); // NOI18N
diff -r 955225d42c55 core.startup/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/core/startup/NbProductVersionTest.java
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/core.startup/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/core/startup/NbProductVersionTest.java	Fri Sep 02 16:22:52 2011 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS HEADER.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2011 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Oracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ * Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the terms of either the GNU
+ * General Public License Version 2 only ("GPL") or the Common Development and
+ * Distribution License("CDDL") (collectively, the "License"). You may not use
+ * this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy of
+ * the License at http://www.netbeans.org/cddl-gplv2.html or
+ * nbbuild/licenses/CDDL-GPL-2-CP. See the License for the specific language
+ * governing permissions and limitations under the License. When distributing
+ * the software, include this License Header Notice in each file and include
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+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided by
+ * Oracle in the GPL Version 2 section of the License file that accompanied
+ * this code. If applicable, add the following below the License Header, with
+ * the fields enclosed by brackets [] replaced by your own identifying
+ * information: "Portions Copyrighted [year] [name of copyright owner]"
+ *
+ * If you wish your version of this file to be governed by only the CDDL or
+ * only the GPL Version 2, indicate your decision by adding "[Contributor]
+ * elects to include this software in this distribution under the [CDDL or GPL
+ * Version 2] license." If you do not indicate a single choice of license, a
+ * recipient has the option to distribute your version of this file under
+ * either the CDDL, the GPL Version 2 or to extend the choice of license to its
+ * licensees as provided above. However, if you add GPL Version 2 code and
+ * therefore, elected the GPL Version 2 license, then the option applies only
+ * if the new code is made subject to such option by the copyright holder.
+ *
+ * Contributor(s):
+ *
+ * Portions Copyrighted 2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+ */
+package org.netbeans.core.startup;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author Antonin Nebuzelsky <anebuzelsky@netbeans.org>
+ */
+public class NbProductVersionTest extends NbInstallerTestBase {
+
+    public NbProductVersionTest(String n) {
+        super(n);
+    }
+
+    public void testNetBeansProductVersion() throws Exception {
+        TopLogging.initialize();
+        String prop = System.getProperty("netbeans.productversion");
+        assertNotNull(prop);
+    }
+}