diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index af0d2a31d6f33..c9e8e3308ffbd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ coverage.xml
 !/tools/run_python_compiler.ps1
 
 /tools/pylauncher/*.obj
+/tools/pylauncher/*.res
 
 # Shell scripts (created by ./tools/maint/create_entry_points.py)
 em++
diff --git a/tools/pylauncher/build.bat b/tools/pylauncher/build.bat
index e204c642c7a33..fd8b5dc8b0df0 100644
--- a/tools/pylauncher/build.bat
+++ b/tools/pylauncher/build.bat
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ if /i "%~1"=="arm64" (
   set MACHINE=ARM64
 )
 
-cl pylauncher.c /Fe:%OUT% /O1 /GS- /link /NODEFAULTLIB /ENTRY:launcher_main /SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE /MACHINE:%MACHINE% /Brepro ucrt.lib kernel32.lib
+rc /nologo /fo pylauncher.res pylauncher.rc
+cl pylauncher.c pylauncher.res /Fe:%OUT% /O1 /GS- /link /NODEFAULTLIB /ENTRY:launcher_main /SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE /MACHINE:%MACHINE% /Brepro ucrt.lib kernel32.lib
diff --git a/tools/pylauncher/pylauncher-arm64.exe b/tools/pylauncher/pylauncher-arm64.exe
index 88f4b2b87dafd..cdac7caa65afd 100644
Binary files a/tools/pylauncher/pylauncher-arm64.exe and b/tools/pylauncher/pylauncher-arm64.exe differ
diff --git a/tools/pylauncher/pylauncher.exe b/tools/pylauncher/pylauncher.exe
index 616cd5f44a34f..218fd1fedbb2a 100644
Binary files a/tools/pylauncher/pylauncher.exe and b/tools/pylauncher/pylauncher.exe differ
diff --git a/tools/pylauncher/pylauncher.rc b/tools/pylauncher/pylauncher.rc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ef6d25441a4e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/pylauncher/pylauncher.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#include <winres.h>
+
+#define VER_FILEVERSION             1,0,0,0
+#define VER_FILEVERSION_STR         "1.0.0.0"
+
+#define VER_PRODUCTVERSION          1,0,0,0
+#define VER_PRODUCTVERSION_STR       "1.0.0.0"
+
+1 VERSIONINFO
+FILEVERSION        VER_FILEVERSION
+PRODUCTVERSION     VER_PRODUCTVERSION
+FILEFLAGSMASK      VS_FFI_FILEFLAGSMASK
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+FILEFLAGS          VS_FF_DEBUG
+#else
+FILEFLAGS          0x0L
+#endif
+FILEOS             VOS_NT_WINDOWS32
+FILETYPE           VFT_APP
+FILESUBTYPE        VFT2_UNKNOWN
+BEGIN
+    BLOCK "StringFileInfo"
+    BEGIN
+        BLOCK "040904b0"
+        BEGIN
+            VALUE "CompanyName", "The Emscripten Authors"
+            VALUE "FileDescription", "Emscripten Python Launcher"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", VER_FILEVERSION_STR
+            VALUE "InternalName", "pylauncher"
+            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright (c) The Emscripten Authors"
+            VALUE "OriginalFilename", "pylauncher.exe"
+            VALUE "ProductName", "Emscripten"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", VER_PRODUCTVERSION_STR
+        END
+    END
+    BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
+    BEGIN
+        VALUE "Translation", 0x0409, 1200
+    END
+END