diff --git a/script/utils/fingerprint.js b/script/utils/fingerprint.js
index 2da48039f..c419ba4fd 100644
--- a/script/utils/fingerprint.js
+++ b/script/utils/fingerprint.js
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ var fingerprintPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', 'node_modules', '.atom
 module.exports = {
   fingerprint: function () {
     var packageJson = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', 'package.json'))
-    var body = packageJson.toString() + process.platform + process.version
+
+    //Include the electron minor version in the fingerprint since that changing requires a re-install
+    var electronVersion = JSON.parse(packageJson).electronVersion.replace(/\.\d+$/, '')
+
+    var body = electronVersion + process.platform + process.version
     return crypto.createHash('sha1').update(body).digest('hex')
   },