Retrieve the Current App version from Package
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); } Reference: http://www.michielpost.nl/PostDetail_67.aspx