diff --git a/src/QGCApplication.cc b/src/QGCApplication.cc
index e3e6fba534f69b96fce5f10ccd8da912a7ba4106..c9370a7ee349fb938dbbdf4441e89159a4c76ff0 100644
--- a/src/QGCApplication.cc
+++ b/src/QGCApplication.cc
@@ -378,6 +378,8 @@ void QGCApplication::_initCommon(void)
     } else if (settings.allKeys().count()) {
         // Settings version key is missing and there are settings. This is an upgrade scenario.
         settingsUpgraded = true;
+    } else {
+        settings.setValue(_settingsVersionKey, QGC_SETTINGS_VERSION);
     }
 
     if (settingsUpgraded) {