diff --git a/src/ios/CodePush.m b/src/ios/CodePush.m
index 3df256fb..a63b617e 100644
--- a/src/ios/CodePush.m
+++ b/src/ios/CodePush.m
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ - (void)notifyApplicationReady:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command {
         if ([CodePushPackageManager isBinaryFirstRun]) {
             // Report first run of a store version app
             [CodePushPackageManager markBinaryFirstRunFlag];
-            NSString* appVersion = [[NSBundle mainBundle] objectForInfoDictionaryKey:@"CFBundleShortVersionString"];
+            NSString* appVersion = [Utilities getApplicationVersion];
             NSString* deploymentKey = ((CDVViewController *)self.viewController).settings[DeploymentKeyPreference];
             StatusReport* statusReport = [[StatusReport alloc] initWithStatus:STORE_VERSION
                                                                      andLabel:nil
@@ -239,8 +239,13 @@ - (void)clearDeploymentsIfBinaryUpdated {
         NSString* deployedPackageNativeBuildTime = deployedPackageMetadata.nativeBuildTime;
         NSString* applicationBuildTime = [Utilities getApplicationTimestamp];
 
-        if (deployedPackageNativeBuildTime != nil && applicationBuildTime != nil) {
-            if (![deployedPackageNativeBuildTime isEqualToString: applicationBuildTime]) {
+        NSString* deployedPackageVersion = deployedPackageMetadata.appVersion;
+        NSString* applicationVersion = [Utilities getApplicationVersion];
+
+        if (deployedPackageNativeBuildTime != nil && applicationBuildTime != nil &&
+            deployedPackageVersion != nil && applicationVersion != nil) {
+            if (![deployedPackageNativeBuildTime isEqualToString: applicationBuildTime] ||
+                ![deployedPackageVersion isEqualToString: applicationVersion]) {
                 // package version is incompatible with installed native version
                 [CodePushPackageManager cleanDeployments];
                 [CodePushPackageManager clearFailedUpdates];
@@ -407,7 +412,7 @@ - (void)isPendingUpdate:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command {
 }
 
 - (void)getAppVersion:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command {
-    NSString* version = [[NSBundle mainBundle] objectForInfoDictionaryKey:@"CFBundleShortVersionString"];
+    NSString* version = [Utilities getApplicationVersion];
     CDVPluginResult* pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK messageAsString:version];
     [self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
 }
diff --git a/src/ios/Utilities.h b/src/ios/Utilities.h
index 9ccc71fa..c776d390 100644
--- a/src/ios/Utilities.h
+++ b/src/ios/Utilities.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 @interface Utilities : NSObject
 
++ (NSString*)getApplicationVersion;
 + (NSString*)getApplicationTimestamp;
 + (NSDate*)getApplicationBuildTime;
 
diff --git a/src/ios/Utilities.m b/src/ios/Utilities.m
index 77a5295e..9c0d203a 100644
--- a/src/ios/Utilities.m
+++ b/src/ios/Utilities.m
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 @implementation Utilities
 
++ (NSString*)getApplicationVersion{
+    return [[NSBundle mainBundle] objectForInfoDictionaryKey:@"CFBundleShortVersionString"];
+}
+
 + (NSString*)getApplicationTimestamp{
     NSDate* applicationBuildTime = [self getApplicationBuildTime];
     if (applicationBuildTime){
@@ -12,10 +16,12 @@ + (NSString*)getApplicationTimestamp{
     return nil;
 }
 
-+ (NSDate*)getApplicationBuildTime{
-    NSString *appPath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] bundlePath];
-    NSDictionary *executableAttributes = [[NSFileManager defaultManager] attributesOfItemAtPath:appPath error:nil];
-    return [executableAttributes objectForKey:@"NSFileModificationDate"];
++ (NSDate*)getApplicationBuildTime{  
+    //get path for plist file to check modification date because iOS10.2 failed to get modification date of main bundle 
+    NSString *appPlistPath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:nil ofType:@"plist"];
+    NSDictionary *executableAttributes = [[NSFileManager defaultManager] attributesOfItemAtPath:appPlistPath error:nil];
+    NSDate *fileDate = [executableAttributes objectForKey:@"NSFileModificationDate"];
+    return fileDate;
 }
 
 @end
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