I have several VB6 exe’s/dll’s that I have created, when I right click on

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Asked: May 31, 20262026-05-31T01:42:14+00:00 2026-05-31T01:42:14+00:00

I have several VB6 exe’s/dll’s that I have created, when I right click on the file and get the properties it says:

Is it possible to change the File Version? I want this to say 4.2.9.123

I want to change this programmatically, so where is the file would I find these values? Are they at a specific location?

Is this going to cause an issue registering the exe/dll’s with COM if I change the internal version?

(If anyone has a code solution, my language of choice is VB.NET)

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-31T01:42:15+00:00

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You need to use Win32 API calls to do this – specifically the UpdateResource function to modify the VERSIONINFO resource.

You can probably use P/Invoke but it may be simpler to just go with C++.

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