diff --git a/tools/build/build-installer.ps1 b/tools/build/build-installer.ps1
index bdaa645208..bee2f88017 100644
--- a/tools/build/build-installer.ps1
+++ b/tools/build/build-installer.ps1
@@ -41,16 +41,20 @@ param (
     [string]$Platform = 'x64',
     [string]$Configuration = 'Release',
     [string]$PerUser = 'true',
+    [string]$Version,
+    [switch]$EnableCmdPalAOT,
     [switch]$Clean,
     [switch]$SkipBuild,
     [switch]$Help
 )
 
 if ($Help) {
-    Write-Host "Usage: .\build-installer.ps1 [-Platform <x64|arm64>] [-Configuration <Release|Debug>] [-PerUser <true|false>] [-Clean] [-SkipBuild]"
+    Write-Host "Usage: .\build-installer.ps1 [-Platform <x64|arm64>] [-Configuration <Release|Debug>] [-PerUser <true|false>] [-Version <0.0.1>] [-EnableCmdPalAOT] [-Clean] [-SkipBuild]"
     Write-Host "  -Platform       Target platform (default: auto-detect or x64)"
     Write-Host "  -Configuration  Build configuration (default: Release)"
     Write-Host "  -PerUser        Build per-user installer (default: true)"
+    Write-Host "  -Version        Overwrites the PowerToys version (default: from src\Version.props)"
+    Write-Host "  -EnableCmdPalAOT Enable AOT compilation for CmdPal (slower build)"
     Write-Host "  -Clean          Clean output directories before building"
     Write-Host "  -SkipBuild      Skip building the main solution and tools (assumes they are already built)"
     Write-Host "  -Help           Show this help message"
@@ -96,13 +100,11 @@ if (-not $repoRoot -or -not (Test-Path (Join-Path $repoRoot "PowerToys.slnx")))
 }
 
 Write-Host "PowerToys repository root detected: $repoRoot"
-# WiX v5 projects use WixToolset.Sdk via NuGet/MSBuild; no separate WiX installation is required.
-Write-Host ("[PIPELINE] Start | Platform={0} Configuration={1} PerUser={2}" -f $Platform, $Configuration, $PerUser)
-Write-Host ''
 
 $cmdpalOutputPath = Join-Path $repoRoot "$Platform\$Configuration\WinUI3Apps\CmdPal"
 $buildOutputPath = Join-Path $repoRoot "$Platform\$Configuration"
 
+# Clean should be done first before any other steps
 if ($Clean) {
     if (Test-Path $cmdpalOutputPath) {
         Write-Host "[CLEAN] Removing previous output: $cmdpalOutputPath"
@@ -127,7 +129,88 @@ if ($Clean) {
     RunMSBuild 'PowerToys.slnx' '/t:Clean' $Platform $Configuration
 }
 
+# Set up versioning using versionSetting.ps1 if Version is provided
+# These files will be modified by versionSetting.ps1 and need to be restored after build
+$versionFilesToRestore = @(
+    "src\Version.props",
+    "src\CmdPalVersion.props",
+    "src\modules\powerrename\PowerRenameContextMenu\AppxManifest.xml",
+    "src\modules\imageresizer\ImageResizerContextMenu\AppxManifest.xml",
+    "src\modules\FileLocksmith\FileLocksmithContextMenu\AppxManifest.xml",
+    "src\modules\NewPlus\NewShellExtensionContextMenu\AppxManifest.xml"
+)
+$versionFileBackups = @{}
+
+if ($Version) {
+    Write-Host "[VERSION] Backing up version files before modification..."
+    foreach ($relPath in $versionFilesToRestore) {
+        $fullPath = Join-Path $repoRoot $relPath
+        if (Test-Path $fullPath) {
+            $versionFileBackups[$relPath] = Get-Content $fullPath -Raw
+        }
+    }
+
+    Write-Host "[VERSION] Setting PowerToys version to $Version using versionSetting.ps1..."
+    $versionScript = Join-Path $repoRoot ".pipelines\versionSetting.ps1"
+    if (Test-Path $versionScript) {
+        & $versionScript -versionNumber $Version -DevEnvironment 'Local'
+        if (-not $?) {
+            Write-Error "versionSetting.ps1 failed"
+            exit 1
+        }
+    } else {
+        Write-Error "Could not find versionSetting.ps1 at: $versionScript"
+        exit 1
+    }
+}
+
+Write-Host "[VERSION] Setting up versioning using Microsoft.Windows.Terminal.Versioning..."
+
+# Check for nuget.exe
+$nugetDownloaded = $false
+$nugetPath = $null
+if (-not (Get-Command nuget -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
+    Write-Warning "nuget.exe not found in PATH. Attempting to download..."
+    $nugetUrl = "https://dist.nuget.org/win-x86-commandline/latest/nuget.exe"
+    $nugetPath = Join-Path $repoRoot "nuget.exe"
+    try {
+        Invoke-WebRequest $nugetUrl -OutFile $nugetPath
+        $env:Path += ";$repoRoot"
+        $nugetDownloaded = $true
+    } catch {
+        Write-Error "Failed to download nuget.exe. Please install it manually and add to PATH."
+        exit 1
+    }
+}
+
+$versioningDir = Join-Path $repoRoot ".versioning"
+if (-not (Test-Path $versioningDir)) { New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $versioningDir | Out-Null }
+
+$configFile = Join-Path $repoRoot ".pipelines\release-nuget.config"
+
+# Install the package
+# Use -ExcludeVersion to make the path predictable
+nuget install Microsoft.Windows.Terminal.Versioning -ConfigFile $configFile -OutputDirectory $versioningDir -ExcludeVersion -NonInteractive
+
+$versionRoot = Join-Path $versioningDir "Microsoft.Windows.Terminal.Versioning"
+$setupScript = Join-Path $versionRoot "build\Setup.ps1"
+
+if (Test-Path $setupScript) {
+    & $setupScript -ProjectDirectory (Join-Path $repoRoot "src\modules\cmdpal") -Verbose
+} else {
+    Write-Error "Could not find Setup.ps1 in $versionRoot"
+}
+
+# WiX v5 projects use WixToolset.Sdk via NuGet/MSBuild; no separate WiX installation is required.
+Write-Host ("[PIPELINE] Start | Platform={0} Configuration={1} PerUser={2}" -f $Platform, $Configuration, $PerUser)
+Write-Host ''
+
 $commonArgs = '/p:CIBuild=true /p:IsPipeline=true'
+
+if ($EnableCmdPalAOT) {
+    $commonArgs += " /p:EnableCmdPalAOT=true"
+}
+
 # No local projects found (or continuing) - build full solution and tools
 if (-not $SkipBuild) {
     RestoreThenBuild 'PowerToys.slnx' $commonArgs $Platform $Configuration
@@ -191,4 +274,20 @@ if (Test-Path $msiEnUsDir) {
 
 RunMSBuild 'installer\PowerToysSetup.slnx' "$commonArgs /m /t:PowerToysBootstrapperVNext /p:PerUser=$PerUser" $Platform $Configuration
 
+# Restore version files if they were backed up
+if ($versionFileBackups.Count -gt 0) {
+    Write-Host "[VERSION] Restoring version files to original state..."
+    foreach ($relPath in $versionFileBackups.Keys) {
+        $fullPath = Join-Path $repoRoot $relPath
+        Set-Content -Path $fullPath -Value $versionFileBackups[$relPath] -NoNewline
+        Write-Host "  Restored: $relPath"
+    }
+}
+
+# Clean up downloaded nuget.exe if we downloaded it
+if ($nugetDownloaded -and $nugetPath -and (Test-Path $nugetPath)) {
+    Write-Host "[CLEANUP] Removing downloaded nuget.exe..."
+    Remove-Item $nugetPath -Force
+}
+
 Write-Host '[PIPELINE] Completed'