diff --git a/Source/ExcelDna.Integration/DnaLibrarySerialization.cs b/Source/ExcelDna.Integration/DnaLibrarySerialization.cs
index 8658542b..69f67368 100644
--- a/Source/ExcelDna.Integration/DnaLibrarySerialization.cs
+++ b/Source/ExcelDna.Integration/DnaLibrarySerialization.cs
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ public class XmlSerializationWriterDnaLibrary : System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSeri
             WriteAttribute(@"LoadFromBytes", @"", System.Xml.XmlConvert.ToString((global::System.Boolean)((global::System.Boolean)o.@LoadFromBytes)));
             WriteAttribute(@"ExplicitExports", @"", System.Xml.XmlConvert.ToString((global::System.Boolean)((global::System.Boolean)o.@ExplicitExports)));
             WriteAttribute(@"ExplicitRegistration", @"", System.Xml.XmlConvert.ToString((global::System.Boolean)((global::System.Boolean)o.@ExplicitRegistration)));
+            WriteAttribute(@"UseVersionAsOutputVersion", @"", System.Xml.XmlConvert.ToString((global::System.Boolean)((global::System.Boolean)o.@UseVersionAsOutputVersion)));
             WriteEndElement(o);
         }
 
@@ -651,7 +652,7 @@ public class XmlSerializationReaderDnaLibrary : System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSeri
             if (isNull) return null;
             global::ExcelDna.Integration.ExternalLibrary o;
             o = new global::ExcelDna.Integration.ExternalLibrary();
-            bool[] paramsRead = new bool[7];
+            bool[] paramsRead = new bool[8];
             while (Reader.MoveToNextAttribute()) {
                 if (!paramsRead[0] && ((object) Reader.LocalName == (object)id16_Path && (object) Reader.NamespaceURI == (object)id2_Item)) {
                     o.@Path = Reader.Value;
@@ -681,8 +682,12 @@ public class XmlSerializationReaderDnaLibrary : System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSeri
                     o.@ExplicitRegistration = System.Xml.XmlConvert.ToBoolean(Reader.Value);
                     paramsRead[6] = true;
                 }
+                else if (!paramsRead[7] && ((object) Reader.LocalName == (object)id25_UseVersionAsOutputVersion && (object) Reader.NamespaceURI == (object) id2_Item)) {
+                    o.@UseVersionAsOutputVersion = System.Xml.XmlConvert.ToBoolean(Reader.Value);
+                    paramsRead[7] = true;
+                }
                 else if (!IsXmlnsAttribute(Reader.Name)) {
-                    UnknownNode((object)o, @":Path, :TypeLibPath, :ComServer, :Pack, :LoadFromBytes, :ExplicitExports, :ExplicitRegistration");
+                    UnknownNode((object)o, @":Path, :TypeLibPath, :ComServer, :Pack, :LoadFromBytes, :ExplicitExports, :ExplicitRegistration, :UseVersionAsOutputVersion");
                 }
             }
             Reader.MoveToElement();
@@ -735,6 +740,7 @@ public class XmlSerializationReaderDnaLibrary : System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSeri
         string id4_RuntimeVersion;
         string id8_CompilerVersion;
         string id21_ComServer;
+        string id25_UseVersionAsOutputVersion;
 
         protected override void InitIDs() {
             id2_Item = Reader.NameTable.Add(@"");
@@ -761,6 +767,7 @@ public class XmlSerializationReaderDnaLibrary : System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSeri
             id4_RuntimeVersion = Reader.NameTable.Add(@"RuntimeVersion");
             id8_CompilerVersion = Reader.NameTable.Add(@"CompilerVersion");
             id21_ComServer = Reader.NameTable.Add(@"ComServer");
+            id25_UseVersionAsOutputVersion = Reader.NameTable.Add(@"UseVersionAsOutputVersion");
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/Source/ExcelDna.Integration/ExternalLibrary.cs b/Source/ExcelDna.Integration/ExternalLibrary.cs
index 9d27bf15..14d0d8d7 100644
--- a/Source/ExcelDna.Integration/ExternalLibrary.cs
+++ b/Source/ExcelDna.Integration/ExternalLibrary.cs
@@ -76,6 +76,14 @@ public bool ExplicitRegistration
             set { _ExplicitRegistration = value; }
         }
 
+	    private bool _UseVersionAsOutputVersion = false;
+	    [XmlAttribute]
+	    public bool UseVersionAsOutputVersion
+        {
+	        get { return _UseVersionAsOutputVersion; }
+            set { _UseVersionAsOutputVersion = value; }
+	    }
+
 		internal List<ExportedAssembly> GetAssemblies(string pathResolveRoot, DnaLibrary dnaLibrary)
 		{
 			List<ExportedAssembly> list = new List<ExportedAssembly>();
diff --git a/Source/ExcelDnaPack/PackProgram.cs b/Source/ExcelDnaPack/PackProgram.cs
index 259040ab..524af9a9 100644
--- a/Source/ExcelDnaPack/PackProgram.cs
+++ b/Source/ExcelDnaPack/PackProgram.cs
@@ -236,11 +236,12 @@ static byte[] PackDnaLibrary(byte[] dnaContent, string dnaDirectory, ResourceHel
             }
 			if (dna.ExternalLibraries != null)
 			{
+			    bool copiedVersion = false;
 				foreach (ExternalLibrary ext in dna.ExternalLibraries)
 				{
+				    string path = dna.ResolvePath(ext.Path);
 					if (ext.Pack)
 					{
-						string path = dna.ResolvePath(ext.Path);
                         Console.WriteLine("  ~~> ExternalLibrary path {0} resolved to {1}.", ext.Path, path);
 						if (Path.GetExtension(path).Equals(".DNA", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
 						{
@@ -292,7 +293,23 @@ static byte[] PackDnaLibrary(byte[] dnaContent, string dnaDirectory, ResourceHel
                             }
                         }
 					}
-                    
+				    if (ext.UseVersionAsOutputVersion)
+				    {
+				        if (copiedVersion)
+				        {
+				            Console.WriteLine("  ~~> Assembly version already copied from previous ExternalLibrary; ignoring 'UseVersionAsOutputVersion' attribute.");
+				            continue;
+				        }
+				        try
+				        {
+				            ru.CopyFileVersion(path);
+				            copiedVersion = true;
+				        }
+				        catch (Exception e)
+				        {
+				            Console.WriteLine("  ~~> Error copying version to output version: {0}", e.Message);
+				        }
+				    }
 				}
 			}
 			// Collect the list of all the references.
diff --git a/Source/ExcelDnaPack/ResourceHelper.cs b/Source/ExcelDnaPack/ResourceHelper.cs
index aad3dace..1e5f14d2 100644
--- a/Source/ExcelDnaPack/ResourceHelper.cs
+++ b/Source/ExcelDnaPack/ResourceHelper.cs
@@ -57,6 +57,28 @@ internal enum TypeName
         IntPtr lpData,
         uint cbData);
 
+    // This overload provides the resource type and name conversions that would be done by MAKEINTRESOURCE
+    [DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+    private static extern bool UpdateResource(
+        IntPtr hUpdate,
+        uint lpType,
+        uint lpName,
+        ushort wLanguage,
+        IntPtr lpData,
+        uint cbData);
+
+    [DllImport("version.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+    private static extern uint GetFileVersionInfoSize(
+        string lptstrFilename,
+        out uint lpdwHandle);
+
+    [DllImport("version.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+    private static extern bool GetFileVersionInfo(
+        string lptstrFilename,
+        uint dwHandle,
+        uint dwLen,
+        byte[] lpData);
+
 	[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
 	private static extern uint GetLastError();
 
@@ -186,6 +208,48 @@ public void RemoveResource(string typeName, string name)
             }
         }
 
+	    public void CopyFileVersion(string fromFile)
+	    {
+	        uint ignored;
+	        uint versionSize = ResourceHelper.GetFileVersionInfoSize(fromFile, out ignored);
+	        if (versionSize == 0)
+	        {
+	            throw new Win32Exception();
+	        }
+            
+            byte[] versionBuf = new byte[versionSize];
+	        bool result = ResourceHelper.GetFileVersionInfo(fromFile, ignored, versionSize, versionBuf);
+	        if (!result)
+	        {
+	            throw new Win32Exception();
+	        }
+
+	        GCHandle versionBufHandle = GCHandle.Alloc(versionBuf, GCHandleType.Pinned);
+            try
+	        {
+	            lock (lockResource)
+	            {
+	                uint versionResourceType = 16;
+	                uint versionResourceId = 1;
+	                result = ResourceHelper.UpdateResource(
+	                    _hUpdate,
+	                    versionResourceType,
+	                    versionResourceId,
+	                    localeNeutral,
+	                    versionBufHandle.AddrOfPinnedObject(),
+	                    versionSize);
+	                if (!result)
+	                {
+	                    throw new Win32Exception();
+	                }
+	            }
+	        }
+	        finally
+	        {
+	            versionBufHandle.Free();
+	        }
+	    }
+
 		public void EndUpdate()
 		{
 			EndUpdate(false);