diff --git a/VectoCore/VectoCore/Utils/VectoVersionCore.cs b/VectoCore/VectoCore/Utils/VectoVersionCore.cs
index c87440dfc0e64f37d22f9eb997b0c0c63421197b..1d909d2a0bf38cfd11d75a6c53c1bcb8981f0e5b 100644
--- a/VectoCore/VectoCore/Utils/VectoVersionCore.cs
+++ b/VectoCore/VectoCore/Utils/VectoVersionCore.cs
@@ -33,36 +33,16 @@ namespace TUGraz.VectoCore.Utils
 {
 	public static class VectoSimulationCore
 	{
-
 #if CERTIFICATION_RELEASE
 		private const string SUFFIX = "";
-#else
-#if RELEASE_CANDIDATE
+#elif RELEASE_CANDIDATE
 		private const string SUFFIX = "-RC";
 #else
 		private const string SUFFIX = "-DEV";
 #endif
-#endif
-
-		public static string VersionNumber
-		{
-			get {
-				return "0.7.7.2547" + SUFFIX;
-			}
-		}
 
-		public static string BranchSuffix
-		{
-			get {
-				return "-DEV";
-			}
-		}
+		public static string VersionNumber => typeof(VectoSimulationCore).Assembly.GetName().Version + SUFFIX;
 
-		public static string FullVersion
-		{
-			get {
-				return string.Format("VectoCore{1} {0}", VersionNumber, BranchSuffix);
-			}
-		}
+		public static string BranchSuffix => SUFFIX;
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/VectoCore/VectoCore/Utils/VectoVersionCore.tt b/VectoCore/VectoCore/Utils/VectoVersionCore.tt
deleted file mode 100644
index 4764afb48f77a4502552faea6f07f39b951afbb0..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/VectoCore/VectoCore/Utils/VectoVersionCore.tt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-/*
-* This file is part of VECTO.
-*
-* Copyright © 2012-2019 European Union
-*
-* Developed by Graz University of Technology,
-*              Institute of Internal Combustion Engines and Thermodynamics,
-*              Institute of Technical Informatics
-*
-* VECTO is licensed under the EUPL, Version 1.1 or - as soon they will be approved
-* by the European Commission - subsequent versions of the EUPL (the "Licence");
-* You may not use VECTO except in compliance with the Licence.
-* You may obtain a copy of the Licence at:
-*
-* https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/community/eupl/og_page/eupl
-*
-* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, VECTO
-* distributed under the Licence is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
-* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-* See the Licence for the specific language governing permissions and
-* limitations under the Licence.
-*
-* Authors:
-*   Stefan Hausberger, hausberger@ivt.tugraz.at, IVT, Graz University of Technology
-*   Christian Kreiner, christian.kreiner@tugraz.at, ITI, Graz University of Technology
-*   Michael Krisper, michael.krisper@tugraz.at, ITI, Graz University of Technology
-*   Raphael Luz, luz@ivt.tugraz.at, IVT, Graz University of Technology
-*   Markus Quaritsch, markus.quaritsch@tugraz.at, IVT, Graz University of Technology
-*   Martin Rexeis, rexeis@ivt.tugraz.at, IVT, Graz University of Technology
-*/
-<#@ template debug="false" hostspecific="false" language="C#" #>
-<#@ include file="../VersionNumber.t4" onnce="true" #>
-<#@ output extension=".cs" #>
-
-namespace TUGraz.VectoCore.Utils
-{
-	public static class VectoSimulationCore
-	{
-
-#if CERTIFICATION_RELEASE
-		private const string SUFFIX = "";
-#else
-#if RELEASE_CANDIDATE
-		private const string SUFFIX = "-RC";
-#else
-		private const string SUFFIX = "-DEV";
-#endif
-#endif
-
-		public static string VersionNumber
-		{
-			get {
-				return "<#= GetVectoCoreVersionNumber() #>" + SUFFIX;
-			}
-		}
-
-		public static string BranchSuffix
-		{
-			get {
-				return "-DEV";
-			}
-		}
-
-		public static string FullVersion
-		{
-			get {
-				return string.Format("VectoCore{1} {0}", VersionNumber, BranchSuffix);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
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diff --git a/VectoCore/VectoCore/VectoCore.csproj b/VectoCore/VectoCore/VectoCore.csproj
index e36e208fff624bea9d7007adda7e7c8526284fda..9db5b5997ef7ae9059e3cfb28e83c0145c44439c 100644
--- a/VectoCore/VectoCore/VectoCore.csproj
+++ b/VectoCore/VectoCore/VectoCore.csproj
@@ -784,11 +784,7 @@
     <Compile Include="OutputData\FileIO\ShiftPolygonExport.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\VectoCSVFile.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\DelaunayMap.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Utils\VectoVersionCore.cs">
-      <AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
-      <DesignTime>True</DesignTime>
-      <DependentUpon>VectoVersionCore.tt</DependentUpon>
-    </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="Utils\VectoVersionCore.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\XAttributeEqualityComparer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\XMLDefinitions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\XMLHelper.cs" />
@@ -796,14 +792,8 @@
     <Compile Include="Utils\XMLValidator.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\XPathHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Ninject\VectoNinjectModule.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="VersionNumber1.cs">
-      <AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
-      <DesignTime>True</DesignTime>
-      <DependentUpon>VersionNumber.t4</DependentUpon>
-    </Compile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="app.config" />
     <None Include="OutputData\FileIO\FileWriter.cd" />
     <None Include="packages.config" />
     <EmbeddedResource Include="JsonKeys.resx">
@@ -1043,14 +1033,6 @@
     <EmbeddedResource Include="Resources\XSD\VectoOutputManufacturer.0.7.1.xsd">
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
     </EmbeddedResource>
-    <None Include="Utils\VectoVersionCore.tt">
-      <Generator>TextTemplatingFileGenerator</Generator>
-      <LastGenOutput>VectoVersionCore.cs</LastGenOutput>
-    </None>
-    <None Include="VersionNumber.t4">
-      <Generator>TextTemplatingFileGenerator</Generator>
-      <LastGenOutput>VersionNumber1.cs</LastGenOutput>
-    </None>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="Resources\Declaration\Report\4x2r.png" />
diff --git a/VectoCore/VectoCore/VersionNumber.t4 b/VectoCore/VectoCore/VersionNumber.t4
deleted file mode 100644
index 5b9bec56b25e9af602f169964ee0045c9bfca692..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/VectoCore/VectoCore/VersionNumber.t4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-<#+
-int GetBuildNumber()
-{
-	return (int)(DateTime.UtcNow - new DateTime(2015, 1, 1)).TotalDays;
-}
-
-string GetVectoCoreVersionNumber()
-{
-	return "0.7.7." + GetBuildNumber();
-}
-#>
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diff --git a/VectoCore/VectoCore/VersionNumber1.cs b/VectoCore/VectoCore/VersionNumber1.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f282702bb03ef11d7184d19c80927b47f919764..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/VectoCore/VectoCore/VersionNumber1.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-
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diff --git a/VectoCore/VectoCore/app.config b/VectoCore/VectoCore/app.config
deleted file mode 100644
index 64d75508937a7fa38550d00611a18adba3972680..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/VectoCore/VectoCore/app.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<configuration>
-  <startup>
-	<supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.5" />
-  </startup>
-  <runtime>
-    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
-      <dependentAssembly>
-        <assemblyIdentity name="Ninject" publicKeyToken="c7192dc5380945e7" culture="neutral" />
-        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-3.3.4.0" newVersion="3.3.4.0" />
-      </dependentAssembly>
-    </assemblyBinding>
-  </runtime>
-</configuration>
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