diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 29b2ba6..3573cdd 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ propertyDefaultIfUnset("usesShadowedDependencies", false)
 propertyDefaultIfUnset("minimizeShadowedDependencies", true)
 propertyDefaultIfUnset("relocateShadowedDependencies", true)
 propertyDefaultIfUnset("separateRunDirectories", false)
+propertyDefaultIfUnset("versionDisplayFormat", '$MOD_NAME \u2212 $VERSION')
 propertyDefaultIfUnsetWithEnvVar("modrinthProjectId", "", "MODRINTH_PROJECT_ID")
 propertyDefaultIfUnset("modrinthRelations", "")
 propertyDefaultIfUnsetWithEnvVar("curseForgeProjectId", "", "CURSEFORGE_PROJECT_ID")
@@ -889,7 +890,7 @@ if (cfApiKey.isPresent() || deploymentDebug.toBoolean()) {
             def changelogFile = getChangelog()
             def changelogRaw = changelogFile.exists() ? changelogFile.getText('UTF-8') : ""
 
-            mainFile.displayName = "${modName}: ${modVersion}"
+            mainFile.displayName = versionDisplayFormat.replace('$MOD_NAME', modName).replace('$VERSION', modVersion)
             mainFile.releaseType = getReleaseType()
             mainFile.changelog = changelogRaw
             mainFile.changelogType = 'markdown'
@@ -929,6 +930,7 @@ if (modrinthApiKey.isPresent() || deploymentDebug.toBoolean()) {
     modrinth {
         token = modrinthApiKey.getOrElse('debug_token')
         projectId = modrinthProjectId
+        versionName = versionDisplayFormat.replace('$MOD_NAME', modName).replace('$VERSION', modVersion)
         changelog = changelogFile.exists() ? changelogFile.getText('UTF-8') : ""
         versionType = getReleaseType()
         versionNumber = modVersion
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 894696c..93c5917 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ relocateShadowedDependencies = true
 # Useful for debugging a server and client simultaneously. If not enabled, it will be in the standard location "run/"
 separateRunDirectories = false
 
+# The display name format of versions published to Curse and Modrinth. $MOD_NAME and $VERSION are available variables.
+# Default: $MOD_NAME \u2212 $VERSION. \u2212 is the minus character which looks much better than the hyphen minus on Curse.
+versionDisplayFormat = $MOD_NAME \u2212 $VERSION
 
 # Publishing to modrinth requires you to set the MODRINTH_API_KEY environment variable to your current modrinth API token.