diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4b4c73d3b..6dac13586 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -583,6 +583,24 @@ def build_extensions(self):
             print("-- compiler.library_dirs:", self.compiler.library_dirs)
             raise RuntimeError("Too many extensions skipped, check build environment")
 
+        for ext in [*self.extensions, *W32_exe_files]:
+            # Stamp the version of the built target.
+            # Do this externally to avoid suddenly dragging in the
+            # modules needed by this process, and which we will soon try and update.
+            ext_path = self.get_ext_fullpath(ext.name)
+            self.spawn(
+                [
+                    sys.executable,
+                    Path(__file__).parent / "win32" / "Lib" / "win32verstamp.py",
+                    f"--version={pywin32_version}",
+                    "--comments=https://github.com/mhammond/pywin32",
+                    f"--original-filename={os.path.basename(ext_path)}",
+                    "--product=PyWin32",
+                    "--quiet" if "-v" not in sys.argv else "",
+                    ext_path,
+                ]
+            )
+
         # Not sure how to make this completely generic, and there is no
         # need at this stage.
         self._build_scintilla()
@@ -868,50 +886,6 @@ def my_new_compiler(**kw):
 
 
 class my_compiler(MSVCCompiler):
-    def link(
-        self,
-        target_desc,
-        objects,
-        output_filename,
-        output_dir=None,
-        libraries=None,
-        library_dirs=None,
-        runtime_library_dirs=None,
-        export_symbols=None,
-        debug=0,
-        *args,
-        **kw,
-    ):
-        super().link(
-            target_desc,
-            objects,
-            output_filename,
-            output_dir,
-            libraries,
-            library_dirs,
-            runtime_library_dirs,
-            export_symbols,
-            debug,
-            *args,
-            **kw,
-        )
-        # Here seems a good place to stamp the version of the built
-        # target.  Do this externally to avoid suddenly dragging in the
-        # modules needed by this process, and which we will soon try and
-        # update.
-        args = [
-            sys.executable,
-            # NOTE: On Python 3.7, all args must be str
-            str(Path(__file__).parent / "win32" / "Lib" / "win32verstamp.py"),
-            f"--version={pywin32_version}",
-            "--comments=https://github.com/mhammond/pywin32",
-            f"--original-filename={os.path.basename(output_filename)}",
-            "--product=PyWin32",
-            "--quiet" if "-v" not in sys.argv else "",
-            output_filename,
-        ]
-        self.spawn(args)
-
     # Work around bpo-36302/bpo-42009 - it sorts sources but this breaks
     # support for building .mc files etc :(
     def compile(self, sources, **kwargs):