Can we add an extra character with the minor value of the assembly version?

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Is it possible to add a character to the assembly version? ex 10.1.1.1a ?

http://stackoverflow.com/q/64602/440030 – Reza ArabQaeni Feb 18 '13 at 11:39 — Reza ArabQaeni, Feb 18 '13 at 11:39

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 18 '13 at 11:38

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No. Assembly versions (specified by AssemblyVersionAttribute) follow the System.Version system, which is strictly four numbers.

However, you can use AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute to give more information.

answered Feb 18 '13 at 11:38

Jon Skeet

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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No:

AssemblyVersionAttribute:

All components of the version must be integers greater than or equal to 0.

edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

Community

answered Feb 18 '13 at 11:37

CodeCaster

i have a dll with same versions but the modified time is different. but i need differentiate 2 same dlls with version or some other file properties. any suggestions? – Tanya Feb 18 '13 at 11:40
_"but i need differentiate 2 same dlls with version or some other file properties."_ - no, you need to make sure there's only one DLL for each version going around. Using a build server might be able to fix the underlying problem you're having. Perhaps you could also use [`AssemblyFileVersion`](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.reflection.assemblyfileversionattribute.aspx) attribute, where you incorporate the build time into the file version while keeping the assembly version the same. – CodeCaster Feb 18 '13 at 11:43

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