Retrieve the Current App version from Package

Question

While I can get the assembly version using the following code

        var assembly = typeof(App).GetTypeInfo().Assembly;
        var assemblyVersion = assembly.GetCustomAttribute<AssemblyFileVersionAttribute>().Version;

I would like to retrieve the Version from Package.appxmanifest in this case 1.0.0.4

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/2010/manifest" xmlns:m2="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/2013/manifest">
  <Identity Name="zzz" Publisher="CN=zzz" Version="1.0.0.4" />

I expected to have access to Windows.ApplicationModel, but this is not available to me

possible duplicate of [How can I get my Windows Store app's title and version info?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14371275/how-can-i-get-my-windows-store-apps-title-and-version-info) — chue x, Feb 20 '15 at 23:02

score 136 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 14 '19 at 09:46

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Here's what you can do to retrieve the version in code:

using Windows.ApplicationModel;

public static string GetAppVersion()
{
  Package package = Package.Current;
  PackageId packageId = package.Id;
  PackageVersion version = packageId.Version;

  return string.Format("{0}.{1}.{2}.{3}", version.Major, version.Minor, version.Build, version.Revision);
}

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edited Feb 14 '19 at 09:46

Phantom

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answered Feb 20 '15 at 18:08

Kevin Avignon

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Perfect! Cheers @Kevin! – Chris Ballance Feb 20 '15 at 18:29
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@ChrisBallance you're welcome ! Always a pleasure to help a follow dev ! – Kevin Avignon Feb 20 '15 at 18:31
Do you also know how to retrieve the package description? Package.Current.Description is empty at runtime ... – Sven Jung Jun 08 '16 at 06:50
app version is different when it is installed on xBox. do you know why? – Emil Mar 18 '18 at 18:09
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Was not different on Xbox for me – vikingfabian Oct 20 '18 at 10:58
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If you're seeing different version on different platforms, double check that the package deployment is targeting those platforms. You'll see a row of checkboxes on the Packages step. – Lance McCarthy Dec 13 '18 at 00:15

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