/VERSION (Version Information)

The latest version of this topic can be found at -VERSION (Version Information).

VERSION:major[.minor]

  
## Remarks  
 where:  
  
 *major*and *minor*  
 The version number you want in the header of the .exe or .dll file.  
  
## Remarks  
 The /VERSION option tells the linker to put a version number in the header of the .exe or .dll file. Use DUMPBIN [/HEADERS](../Topic/-HEADERS.md) to see the image version field of the OPTIONAL HEADER VALUES to see the effect of /VERSION.  
  
 The *major* and *minor* arguments are decimal numbers in the range 0 through 65,535. The default is version 0.0.  
  
 The information specified with /VERSION does not affect the version information that appears for an application when you view its properties in File Explorer. That version information comes from a resource file that is used to build the application. See [Version Information Editor](../Topic/Version%20Information%20Editor.md) for more information.  
  
 Another way to insert a version number is with the [VERSION](../Topic/VERSION%20\(C-C++\).md) module-definition statement.  
  
### To set this linker option in the Visual Studio development environment  
  
1.  Open the project's **Property Pages** dialog box. For details, see [Setting Visual C++ Project Properties](../Topic/Working%20with%20Project%20Properties.md).  
  
2.  Click the **Linker** folder.  
  
3.  Click the **General** property page.  
  
4.  Modify the **Version** property.  
  
### To set this linker option programmatically  
  
-  See [Version](assetId:///P:Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.VCLinkerTool.Version?qualifyHint=False&autoUpgrade=True).  
  
## See Also  
 [Setting Linker Options](../Topic/Setting%20Linker%20Options.md)   
 [Linker Options](../Topic/Linker%20Options.md)