diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 00b5a69d86e..2450a75cff8 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -304,6 +304,8 @@ Tools/Demos
 Build
 -----
 
+- Issue #16067: Add description into MSI file to replace installer's temporary name.
+
 - Issue #18256: Compilation fix for recent AIX releases.  Patch by
   David Edelsohn.
 
diff --git a/Tools/msi/msi.py b/Tools/msi/msi.py
index 2ec6951d6a9..5ed025d7945 100644
--- a/Tools/msi/msi.py
+++ b/Tools/msi/msi.py
@@ -1410,7 +1410,10 @@ merge(msiname, "SharedCRT", "TARGETDIR", modules)
 # certname (from config.py) should be (a substring of)
 # the certificate subject, e.g. "Python Software Foundation"
 if certname:
-    os.system('signtool sign /n "%s" /t http://timestamp.verisign.com/scripts/timestamp.dll %s' % (certname, msiname))
+    os.system('signtool sign /n "%s" '
+      '/t http://timestamp.verisign.com/scripts/timestamp.dll '
+      '/d "Python %s" '
+      '%s' % (certname, full_current_version, msiname))
 
 if pdbzip:
     build_pdbzip()