diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bbe7e713..40167589 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 
+# Icon for updater; can be added during a build by other scripts
+ins-update.ico
+
 #################
 ## Eclipse
 #################
diff --git a/src/Update/Update.csproj b/src/Update/Update.csproj
index 81a93f23..36c932df 100644
--- a/src/Update/Update.csproj
+++ b/src/Update/Update.csproj
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@
     <PublishSingleFile>true</PublishSingleFile>
     <SelfContained>false</SelfContained>
     <RuntimeIdentifier>win-x86</RuntimeIdentifier>
-    <ApplicationIcon>app.ico</ApplicationIcon>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="Exists('ins-update.ico')">
+    <ApplicationIcon>ins-update.ico</ApplicationIcon>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Update/app.ico b/src/Update/app.ico
deleted file mode 100644
index e7fd2d90..00000000
Binary files a/src/Update/app.ico and /dev/null differ