diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/Application/jucer_AutoUpdater.cpp b/extras/Projucer/Source/Application/jucer_AutoUpdater.cpp
index a54b52736a..a7bb523709 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/Application/jucer_AutoUpdater.cpp
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/Application/jucer_AutoUpdater.cpp
@@ -445,13 +445,15 @@ private:
             return r;
         }
 
-        r = applyAutoUpdaterFile (unzipTarget);
+       #if JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_MAC
+        r = setFilePermissions (unzipTarget, zip);
 
         if (r.failed())
         {
             unzipTarget.deleteRecursively();
             return r;
         }
+       #endif
 
         if (targetFolder.exists())
         {
@@ -477,29 +479,24 @@ private:
         return Result::ok();
     }
 
-    Result applyAutoUpdaterFile (const File& root)
+    Result setFilePermissions (const File& root, const ZipFile& zip)
     {
-        auto autoUpdaterFile = root.getChildFile (".autoupdater.xml");
+        constexpr uint32 executableFlag = (1 << 22);
 
-        if (autoUpdaterFile.existsAsFile())
+        for (int i = 0; i < zip.getNumEntries(); ++i)
         {
-           #if JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_MAC
-            if (auto parent = parseXML (autoUpdaterFile))
+            auto* entry = zip.getEntry (i);
+
+            if ((entry->externalFileAttributes & executableFlag) != 0 && entry->filename.getLastCharacter() != '/')
             {
-                if (auto* execElement = parent->getChildByName ("EXECUTABLE"))
-                {
-                    forEachXmlChildElementWithTagName (*execElement, e, "FILE")
-                    {
-                        auto file = root.getChildFile (e->getAllSubText());
-
-                        if (file.exists() && ! file.setExecutePermission (true))
-                            return Result::fail ("Failed to set executable file permission for " + file.getFileName());
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-           #endif
+                auto exeFile = root.getChildFile (entry->filename);
 
-            autoUpdaterFile.deleteFile();
+                if (! exeFile.exists())
+                    return Result::fail ("Failed to find executable file when setting permissions " + exeFile.getFileName());
+
+                if (! exeFile.setExecutePermission (true))
+                    return Result::fail ("Failed to set executable file permission for " + exeFile.getFileName());
+            }
         }
 
         return Result::ok();
diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/Project/jucer_Project.cpp b/extras/Projucer/Source/Project/jucer_Project.cpp
index f525ae00a6..9c8d1a43d2 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/Project/jucer_Project.cpp
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/Project/jucer_Project.cpp
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ static int getJuceVersion (const String& v)
          + getVersionElement (v, 0);
 }
 
-static int getBuiltJuceVersion()
+static constexpr int getBuiltJuceVersion()
 {
     return JUCE_MAJOR_VERSION * 100000
          + JUCE_MINOR_VERSION * 1000
@@ -524,11 +524,7 @@ static int getBuiltJuceVersion()
 
 static bool isModuleNewerThanProjucer (const ModuleDescription& module)
 {
-    if (module.getID().startsWith ("juce_")
-        && getJuceVersion (module.getVersion()) > getBuiltJuceVersion())
-        return true;
-
-    return false;
+    return module.getID().startsWith ("juce_") && getJuceVersion (module.getVersion()) > getBuiltJuceVersion();
 }
 
 void Project::warnAboutOldProjucerVersion()
@@ -537,7 +533,6 @@ void Project::warnAboutOldProjucerVersion()
     {
         if (isModuleNewerThanProjucer ({ juceModule.second }))
         {
-            // Projucer is out of date!
             if (ProjucerApplication::getApp().isRunningCommandLine)
                 std::cout <<  "WARNING! This version of the Projucer is out-of-date!" << std::endl;
             else