ApplicationVersion and ApplicationDisplayVersion in my .csproj file are not the same as Version number and Version name in AndroidManifest.xml

Question

I have the following lines in my Android .csproj file:

  <PropertyGroup>
  ...
  <ApplicationVersion>1</ApplicationVersion>
  <ApplicationDisplayVersion>1.0</ApplicationDisplayVersion>
  ...
  </PropertyGroup>

ApplicationVersion and ApplicationDisplayVersion in my .csproj file are not the same as Version number and Version name in AndroidManifest.xml. For example, I use Version number 12 and Version name 1.2 in AndroidManifest.xml.

Should ApplicationVersion be the same as Version number and ApplicationDisplayVersion the same as Version name?

Answer 1

Hello Kim,

Should ApplicationVersion be the same as Version number and ApplicationDisplayVersion the same as Version name?

Yes, the versions in AndroidManifest.xml and .csproj should match. However, you don't need to manually update both files. The .csproj properties serve as the single source of truth for version numbers, automatically syncing across platforms.

MAUI automatically maps .csproj version properties to platform-specific manifests:

• ApplicationVersion → Android's android:versionCode (must be an integer)
• ApplicationDisplayVersion → Android's android:versionName (user-visible version string)

Update your .csproj to match your desired versions:

<PropertyGroup>
  <ApplicationVersion>12</ApplicationVersion>
  <ApplicationDisplayVersion>1.2</ApplicationDisplayVersion>
</PropertyGroup>

I hope this clarifies your question.

Answer 2

You can try to troubleshoot your problem by checking the following steps:

1. Make sure your app has no errors.
2. After you change the ApplicationVersion and ApplicationDisplayVersion , please rebuild your app.