C# code for the properties that can retrieve the version embedded in the executable: http://wp.me/p3Uuaw-Hj

Program.cs

class Program
{
    private string executableVersion = null;

    private string ExecutableVersion
    {
        get
        {
            if (executableVersion == null)
            {
                Assembly assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
                string assemblyName = assembly.GetName().Name;

                // "Properties" is required since it is located in the 
                // Properties folder of the project and was thusly embedded 
                // as such.
                string filepath = assemblyName + @".Properties.executable.version";

                string[] names = assembly.GetManifestResourceNames();
                var stream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(filepath);
                if (stream == null)
                {
                    throw new Exception(String.Format("Could not get resource-stream with name [{0}] for version content from assembly [{1}]. Available: {2}", filepath, assembly.FullName, String.Join(",", names)));
                }

                TextReader tr = new StreamReader(stream);
                executableVersion = tr.ReadToEnd().Trim();
            }

            return executableVersion;
        }
    }
}