In the software I'm working on, there are users whose doubts should be answered by looking at the software version number.
Something of type 10.0.1.1000 configured in the project properties.
I would like to know how to increment the version number automatically in a Visual Studio project, to make it easier to build, and how to get that version number via code, so I can display it to the user.
You can use an asterisk to "ask" Visual Studio to auto-increment the version of the assembly
[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.1.*")
You can find more information about these rules here . If you want to have more control over the assembly version, I recommend using a build server or continuous integration server (eg TeamCity / a>).
To get the assembly version programmatically, you have to use reflection:
string version = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version.ToString();
Just to complement, you can also edit the AssemblyVersion attribute by the project configuration dialog box in the project properties ... the shortcut is usually ALT + ENTER , and then click Assembly Information on the main tab :
private string ObterVersaoApp()
{
return string.Format("[versão {0}]", Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version);
}