fileversioninfo – Tarik Billa

How to get .exe file version number from file path

January 18, 2023 by Tarik

You can use FileVersionInfo.FileVersion to fetch this from a path. var versionInfo = FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(pathToExe); string version = versionInfo.FileVersion; // Will typically return “1.0.0.0” in your case

How do I set the version information for an existing .exe, .dll?

December 11, 2022 by Tarik

While it’s not a batch process, Visual Studio can also add/edit file resources. Just use File->Open->File on the .EXE or .DLL. This is handy for fixing version information post-build, or adding it to files that don’t have these resources to begin with.