diff --git a/jtag/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdbjtag.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/jtag/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdbjtag.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 84af4414ce2..3ffdfbc30db 100644
--- a/jtag/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdbjtag.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/jtag/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdbjtag.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %pluginName
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdbjtag.core;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 10.2.100.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 10.3.0.qualifier
 Bundle-Activator: org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdbjtag.core.Activator
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.core.runtime,
diff --git a/jtag/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdbjtag.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/gdbjtag/core/GDBJtagDSFFinalLaunchSequence.java b/jtag/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdbjtag.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/gdbjtag/core/GDBJtagDSFFinalLaunchSequence.java
index a9e8f9bd257..6cf12f22d4b 100644
--- a/jtag/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdbjtag.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/gdbjtag/core/GDBJtagDSFFinalLaunchSequence.java
+++ b/jtag/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdbjtag.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/gdbjtag/core/GDBJtagDSFFinalLaunchSequence.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2007, 2020 QNX Software Systems and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2007, 2021 QNX Software Systems and others.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  *     John Dallaway - Report download progress (Bug 543149)
  *     John Dallaway - Use 'reset and halt' command (Bug 535163)
  *     John Dallaway - Eliminate deprecated API (Bug 566462)
+ *     John Dallaway - Set executable file (Bug 457697)
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdbjtag.core;
 
@@ -222,6 +223,7 @@ public class GDBJtagDSFFinalLaunchSequence extends FinalLaunchSequence {
 			return new String[] { //
 					"stepInitializeJTAGFinalLaunchSequence", //$NON-NLS-1$
 					"stepRetrieveJTAGDevice", //$NON-NLS-1$
+					"stepSetExecutableFile", //$NON-NLS-1$
 					"stepLoadSymbols", //$NON-NLS-1$
 					"stepConnectToTarget", //$NON-NLS-1$
 					"stepResetBoard", //$NON-NLS-1$
@@ -315,6 +317,24 @@ public class GDBJtagDSFFinalLaunchSequence extends FinalLaunchSequence {
 		rm.done();
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Set the executable file
+	 */
+	/** @since 10.3 */
+	@Execute
+	public void stepSetExecutableFile(final RequestMonitor rm) {
+		final IPath programPath = fGDBBackend.getProgramPath();
+		if (!programPath.isEmpty()) {
+			// Escape backslashes for GDB
+			final String file = programPath.toOSString().replace("\\", "\\\\"); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
+			fCommandControl.queueCommand(
+					fCommandControl.getCommandFactory().createMIFileExecFile(fCommandControl.getContext(), file),
+					new ImmediateDataRequestMonitor<MIInfo>(rm));
+		} else {
+			rm.done();
+		}
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Execute symbol loading
 	 */