How can I set leading zeros in AssemblyVersion like "2.03.406.2" in .net

Question

just adding a zero like below

[assembly: AssemblyVersion("2.03.406.2")]

results in 2.3.406.2

which is not what I want.

So this may not be possible?

Answer 1

Each number represents a specific numerical value, Major, Minor, Build and Revision.

It isn't just an arbitary string.

Answer 2

Each portion of the assembly version is stored as a 16-bit integer, so no, it's not possible.

Answer 3

Probably you can read AssemblyFileVersionAttribute

AssemblyFileVersionAttribute[] attributes = (AssemblyFileVersionAttribute[])typeof(Program)
    .Assembly.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(AssemblyFileVersionAttribute), false);
Console.WriteLine(attributes[0].Version);