diff --git a/crates/tauri-bundler/Cargo.toml b/crates/tauri-bundler/Cargo.toml
index b7345021a98..f78a8530208 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-bundler/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/tauri-bundler/Cargo.toml
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ tauri-macos-sign = { version = "0.1.1-rc.0", path = "../tauri-macos-sign" }
 [target."cfg(any(target_os = \"macos\", target_os = \"windows\"))".dependencies]
 regex = "1"
 
-[target."cfg(target_os = \"linux\")".dependencies]
 heck = "0.5"
 ar = "0.9.0"
 md5 = "0.7.0"
diff --git a/crates/tauri-bundler/src/bundle/common.rs b/crates/tauri-bundler/src/bundle/common.rs
index bab78b7fbe0..67cacaf6995 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-bundler/src/bundle/common.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-bundler/src/bundle/common.rs
@@ -3,14 +3,17 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
+use anyhow::Context;
+use heck::ToKebabCase;
 use std::{
   ffi::OsStr,
   fs::{self, File},
   io::{self, BufRead, BufReader, BufWriter},
-  path::Path,
+  path::{Path, PathBuf},
   process::{Command, ExitStatus, Output, Stdio},
   sync::{Arc, Mutex},
 };
+use tauri_utils::display_path;
 
 /// Returns true if the path has a filename indicating that it is a high-density
 /// "retina" icon.  Specifically, returns true the file stem ends with
@@ -126,6 +129,44 @@ pub fn copy_dir(from: &Path, to: &Path) -> crate::Result<()> {
   Ok(())
 }
 
+pub(crate) fn use_v1_bin_name() -> bool {
+  let env_var = std::env::var("V1_COMPATIBLE_BIN_NAME");
+  env_var.as_deref() == Ok("true") || env_var.as_deref() == Ok("1")
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn rename_app(
+  target: &str,
+  bin_path: &Path,
+  product_name: &str,
+) -> crate::Result<PathBuf> {
+  let target_os = target
+    .split('-')
+    .nth(2)
+    .unwrap_or(std::env::consts::OS)
+    .replace("darwin", "macos");
+
+  let product_name = if target_os == "linux" {
+    product_name.to_kebab_case()
+  } else {
+    product_name.into()
+  };
+
+  let product_path = bin_path
+    .parent()
+    .unwrap()
+    .join(product_name)
+    .with_extension(bin_path.extension().unwrap_or_default());
+
+  fs::rename(bin_path, &product_path).with_context(|| {
+    format!(
+      "failed to rename `{}` to `{}`",
+      display_path(bin_path),
+      display_path(&product_path),
+    )
+  })?;
+  Ok(product_path)
+}
+
 /// Copies user-defined files specified in the configuration file to the package.
 ///
 /// The configuration object maps the path in the package to the path of the file on the filesystem,
diff --git a/crates/tauri-bundler/src/bundle/macos/app.rs b/crates/tauri-bundler/src/bundle/macos/app.rs
index b91e43c5df4..5235de3cdf6 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-bundler/src/bundle/macos/app.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-bundler/src/bundle/macos/app.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 // files into the `Contents` directory of the bundle.
 
 use super::{
-  super::common::{self, CommandExt},
+  super::common::{self, rename_app, use_v1_bin_name, CommandExt},
   icon::create_icns_file,
   sign::{notarize, notarize_auth, sign, NotarizeAuthError, SignTarget},
 };
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ fn copy_binaries_to_bundle(
     let dest_path = dest_dir.join(bin.name());
     common::copy_file(&bin_path, &dest_path)
       .with_context(|| format!("Failed to copy binary from {:?}", bin_path))?;
+    if use_v1_bin_name() && bin.name() == settings.main_binary_name() {
+      rename_app(settings.target(), &dest_path, settings.product_name())?;
+    }
     paths.push(dest_path);
   }
   Ok(paths)
@@ -200,7 +203,12 @@ fn create_info_plist(
   plist.insert("CFBundleDisplayName".into(), settings.product_name().into());
   plist.insert(
     "CFBundleExecutable".into(),
-    settings.main_binary_name().into(),
+    if use_v1_bin_name() {
+      settings.product_name()
+    } else {
+      settings.main_binary_name()
+    }
+    .into(),
   );
   if let Some(path) = bundle_icon_file {
     plist.insert(
diff --git a/crates/tauri-cli/ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES.md b/crates/tauri-cli/ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES.md
index 5ce3089eeec..d6f821cd59c 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-cli/ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES.md
+++ b/crates/tauri-cli/ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES.md
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ These environment variables are inputs to the CLI which may have an equivalent C
 - `TAURI_WEBVIEW_AUTOMATION` — Enables webview automation (Linux Only).
 - `TAURI_ANDROID_PROJECT_PATH` — Path of the tauri android project, usually will be `<project>/src-tauri/gen/android`.
 - `TAURI_IOS_PROJECT_PATH` — Path of the tauri iOS project, usually will be `<project>/src-tauri/gen/ios`.
+- `V1_COMPATIBLE_BIN_NAME` — If set, the CLI will rename the main app binary to the `productName`, as it did in Tauri v1. This is useful for allowing users of a Tauri v1 app to update the app to a v2 version via the updater.
 
 ### Tauri CLI Hook Commands