diff --git a/config/zephyr/Kconfig b/config/zephyr/Kconfig
index af97b1a200..8982d2619f 100644
--- a/config/zephyr/Kconfig
+++ b/config/zephyr/Kconfig
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ config CHIP_DEVICE_HARDWARE_VERSION_STRING
 	  hardware version string is exposed as an attribute of the Basic
 	  Information cluster.
 
+if "$(APPVERSION)"=""
 config CHIP_DEVICE_SOFTWARE_VERSION
 	int "Software version"
 	default 0
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ config CHIP_DEVICE_SOFTWARE_VERSION_STRING
 	  software version string is exposed as an attribute of the Basic
 	  Information cluster, and included in the header of the generated Matter
 	  over-the-air (OTA) update image.
+endif
 
 config CHIP_DEVICE_MANUFACTURING_DATE
 	string "Manufacturing date (ISO 8601 format)"
diff --git a/config/zephyr/ota-image.cmake b/config/zephyr/ota-image.cmake
index bd7735648f..a0eb984671 100644
--- a/config/zephyr/ota-image.cmake
+++ b/config/zephyr/ota-image.cmake
@@ -31,18 +31,33 @@ function(chip_ota_image TARGET_NAME)
     endif()
 
     # Prepare ota_image_tool.py argument list
-    set(OTA_ARGS
-        "--vendor-id"
-        ${CONFIG_CHIP_DEVICE_VENDOR_ID}
-        "--product-id"
-        ${CONFIG_CHIP_DEVICE_PRODUCT_ID}
-        "--version"
-        ${CONFIG_CHIP_DEVICE_SOFTWARE_VERSION}
-        "--version-str"
-        ${CONFIG_CHIP_DEVICE_SOFTWARE_VERSION_STRING}
-        "--digest-algorithm"
-        "sha256"
-    )
+    if(DEFINED APPVERSION)
+        set(OTA_ARGS
+            "--vendor-id"
+            ${CONFIG_CHIP_DEVICE_VENDOR_ID}
+            "--product-id"
+            ${CONFIG_CHIP_DEVICE_PRODUCT_ID}
+            "--version"
+            ${APPVERSION}
+            "--version-str"
+            ${APP_VERSION_STRING}
+            "--digest-algorithm"
+            "sha256"
+        )
+    else()
+        set(OTA_ARGS
+            "--vendor-id"
+            ${CONFIG_CHIP_DEVICE_VENDOR_ID}
+            "--product-id"
+            ${CONFIG_CHIP_DEVICE_PRODUCT_ID}
+            "--version"
+            ${CONFIG_CHIP_DEVICE_SOFTWARE_VERSION}
+            "--version-str"
+            ${CONFIG_CHIP_DEVICE_SOFTWARE_VERSION_STRING}
+            "--digest-algorithm"
+            "sha256"
+        )
+    endif()
 
     separate_arguments(OTA_EXTRA_ARGS NATIVE_COMMAND "${CHIP_OTA_IMAGE_EXTRA_ARGS}")
 
diff --git a/src/platform/nrfconnect/CHIPDevicePlatformConfig.h b/src/platform/nrfconnect/CHIPDevicePlatformConfig.h
index 0af6436cd0..b4351e6914 100644
--- a/src/platform/nrfconnect/CHIPDevicePlatformConfig.h
+++ b/src/platform/nrfconnect/CHIPDevicePlatformConfig.h
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_CHIP_DEVICE_SOFTWARE_VERSION
+#include "app_version.h"
+#endif
 #include "autoconf.h"
 
 // ==================== Platform Adaptations ====================
@@ -80,11 +83,19 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_DEVICE_SOFTWARE_VERSION
+#ifdef CONFIG_CHIP_DEVICE_SOFTWARE_VERSION
 #define CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_DEVICE_SOFTWARE_VERSION CONFIG_CHIP_DEVICE_SOFTWARE_VERSION
+#else
+#define CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_DEVICE_SOFTWARE_VERSION APPVERSION
+#endif
 #endif
 
 #ifndef CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_DEVICE_SOFTWARE_VERSION_STRING
+#ifdef CONFIG_CHIP_DEVICE_SOFTWARE_VERSION_STRING
 #define CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_DEVICE_SOFTWARE_VERSION_STRING CONFIG_CHIP_DEVICE_SOFTWARE_VERSION_STRING
+#else
+#define CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_DEVICE_SOFTWARE_VERSION_STRING APP_VERSION_STRING
+#endif
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_L2_OPENTHREAD