Using AssemblyVersionAttribute
Imports System.Reflection <Assembly:AssemblyVersionAttribute("2.0.1")> Module Example1 Public Sub Main() Dim thisAssem As Assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly() Dim thisAssemName As AssemblyName = thisAssem.GetName() Dim ver As Version = thisAssemName.Version Console.WriteLine("This is version {0} of {1}.", ver, thisAssemName.Name) End Sub End Module