diff --git a/v2/pkg/buildassets/buildassets.go b/v2/pkg/buildassets/buildassets.go
index 6934b98bd00..b1186ffb74b 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/buildassets/buildassets.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/buildassets/buildassets.go
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"embed"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"html/template"
 	iofs "io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"text/template"
 
 	"github.com/leaanthony/gosod"
 	"github.com/samber/lo"
diff --git a/v2/pkg/buildassets/buildassets_test.go b/v2/pkg/buildassets/buildassets_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f77f73aea11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v2/pkg/buildassets/buildassets_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package buildassets
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/internal/project"
+)
+
+func strPtr(s string) *string { return &s }
+
+func TestResolveProjectData_XMLEscaping(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		template string
+		project  *project.Project
+		want     string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "ampersand in name",
+			template: `<string>{{.Name}}</string>`,
+			project: &project.Project{
+				Name: "Tom & Jerry",
+			},
+			want: `<string>Tom &amp; Jerry</string>`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "ampersand in copyright pointer",
+			template: `<string>{{.Info.Copyright}}</string>`,
+			project: &project.Project{
+				Info: project.Info{
+					Copyright: strPtr("Joe & Bill, Inc."),
+				},
+			},
+			want: `<string>Joe &amp; Bill, Inc.</string>`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "angle brackets in name",
+			template: `<string>{{.Name}}</string>`,
+			project: &project.Project{
+				Name: "<script>alert(1)</script>",
+			},
+			want: `<string>&lt;script&gt;alert(1)&lt;/script&gt;</string>`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "plain text no escaping needed",
+			template: `<string>{{.Name}}</string>`,
+			project: &project.Project{
+				Name: "MyApp",
+			},
+			want: `<string>MyApp</string>`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "multiple ampersands",
+			template: `<string>{{.Name}}</string>`,
+			project: &project.Project{
+				Name: "A&B&C & Co",
+			},
+			want: `<string>A&amp;B&amp;C &amp; Co</string>`,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, err := resolveProjectData([]byte(tt.template), tt.project)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("resolveProjectData() error = %v", err)
+			}
+			if string(got) != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("resolveProjectData() = %q, want %q", string(got), tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}