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How do I change the version number in Visual Studio?
- Go to Solution Explorer.
- Right Click on your project.
- select properties.
- In the window that appears click Assembly Information.
- In the pop-up box you can edit assembly related details.
- Click ‘ok’ and your AssemblyInfo.cs file can be seen updated automatically. pop-up box where you can edit assembly related details.
What is a major version change?
Major is a change in the program that either breaks old functionality or is so big that it somehow changes how users should use the program. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65718/what-do-the-numbers-in-a-version-typically-represent-i-e-v1-9-0-1/65767#65767.
How to auto update version number in Stack Overflow?
If you want an auto incrementing number that updates each time a compilation is done, you can use VersionUpdater from a pre-build event. Your pre-build event can check the build configuration if you prefer so that the version number will only increment for a Release build (for example).
Where does the auto incrementing version number come from?
When I build this project (actually I don’t even need to build it: saving the file is enough to trigger a Visual Studio action), the following C# is generated: // // This code was generated by a tool.
How can I update the version of my application?
To use it, you simply need to setup a pre-build event which points at your AssemblyInfo.cs file, and the application will update the version numbers accordingly, as per the command line arguments. As the application is open-source, I’ve also created a version to increment the version number using the format (Major version).
Why are version numbers limited to 65535?
Each of the 4 numbers in the Version string is limited to 65535. This is a Windows Limitation and unlikely to get fixed. Why are build numbers limited to 65535?