//Get application version
Windows.ApplicationModel.Package package = Windows.ApplicationModel.Package.Current;
Windows.ApplicationModel.PackageId packageId = package.Id;
Windows.ApplicationModel.PackageVersion version = packageId.Version;
String AppVersion = String.Format("{0:D2}", version.Major) + String.Format("{0:D2}", version.Minor); //Also available: version.Build, version.Revision
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