diff --git a/mkspecs/common/winrt_winphone/manifests/10.0/AppxManifest.xml.in b/mkspecs/common/winrt_winphone/manifests/10.0/AppxManifest.xml.in
index fc6bfcebcf..9c25feb43f 100644
--- a/mkspecs/common/winrt_winphone/manifests/10.0/AppxManifest.xml.in
+++ b/mkspecs/common/winrt_winphone/manifests/10.0/AppxManifest.xml.in
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@
   </Properties>
 
   <Dependencies>
-    <TargetDeviceFamily Name=\"Windows.Universal\" MinVersion=\"10.0.10586.0\" MaxVersionTested=\"10.0.10586.0\" />$${WINRT_MANIFEST.dependencies}
+    <TargetDeviceFamily Name=\"Windows.Universal\"
+      MinVersion=\"$${WINRT_MANIFEST.minVersion}\"
+      MaxVersionTested=\"$${WINRT_MANIFEST.maxVersionTested}\" />$${WINRT_MANIFEST.dependencies}
   </Dependencies>
 
   <Resources>
diff --git a/mkspecs/features/winrt/package_manifest.prf b/mkspecs/features/winrt/package_manifest.prf
index 291ebec6e9..e17bda3c8e 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/winrt/package_manifest.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/winrt/package_manifest.prf
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 # WINRT_MANIFEST.capabilities: Specifies capabilities to add to the capability list.
 # WINRT_MANIFEST.capabilities_device: Specifies device capabilities to add to the capability list. (location, webcam...)
 # WINRT_MANIFEST.dependencies: Specifies dependencies required by the package.
+# WINRT_MANIFEST.minVersion: Specifies the minimum required Windows version to run the package. Defaults to %UCRTVersion%
+# WINRT_MANIFEST.maxVersionTested: Specifies the maximum Windows version the package has been tested against. Defaults to WINRT_MANIFEST.minVersion
 
 # The manifest is generated for each build pass for normal apps, and only once for vcapps.
 # - Normal apps have their package root directory in the same place as the target (one for each build pass).
@@ -91,6 +93,11 @@
     isEmpty(WINRT_MANIFEST.background): WINRT_MANIFEST.background = green
     isEmpty(WINRT_MANIFEST.foreground): WINRT_MANIFEST.foreground = light
     isEmpty(WINRT_MANIFEST.default_language): WINRT_MANIFEST.default_language = en
+    *-msvc2015 {
+        isEmpty(WINRT_MANIFEST.minVersion): WINRT_MANIFEST.minVersion = $$(UCRTVersion)
+        isEmpty(WINRT_MANIFEST.minVersion): error("No UCRTVersion found in environment."))
+        isEmpty(WINRT_MANIFEST.maxVersionTested): WINRT_MANIFEST.maxVersionTested = $$WINRT_MANIFEST.minVersion
+    }
 
     INDENT = "$$escape_expand(\\r\\n)        "
 
diff --git a/qmake/doc/src/qmake-manual.qdoc b/qmake/doc/src/qmake-manual.qdoc
index ea400c5faf..7386af881e 100644
--- a/qmake/doc/src/qmake-manual.qdoc
+++ b/qmake/doc/src/qmake-manual.qdoc
@@ -2693,6 +2693,13 @@
     \row
         \li version
         \li The version number of the package. Defaults to \c{1.0.0.0}.
+    \row
+        \li minVersion
+        \li The minimum required Windows version to run the package. Defaults to the environment variable \c UCRTVersion.
+    \row
+        \li maxVersionTested
+        \li The maximum Windows version the package has been tested against. Defaults to \c WINRT_MANIFEST.minVersion
+
     \endtable
 
     You can use any combination of those values.