Change Package version number of Windows Universal App for Windows Phone 8.1 app version while publishing

Question

After migrating my app from Windows Phone 8.0 to Windows Universal App 8.1, I had problems with Package version number.

What I put in appxmanifest is 1.1.58.0.

Creating App Package, I keep 1.1.58.0.

When I upload to the dashboard it shows a datetime based version: 2014.1124.1949.1685

On the store it also shows datetime based version as well:

And finally in the app "About", it's showing the right version using Package to get the version.

string.Format("{0}.{1}.{2}",
Package.Current.Id.Version.Major,
Package.Current.Id.Version.Minor,
Package.Current.Id.Version.Build);

My question is: How do I change the Package Version that shows on the Store? I had no problems before Universal App.

Answer 1

During the "Create App Packages" wizard, set the option for 'Generate app bundle' to Never. It will now pick up the version defined under the Packaging tab of the Package.appxmanifest file.

Hope this helps.