---
title: CFBundleShortVersionString
framework: bundleresources
role: symbol
role_heading: Property List Key
path: bundleresources/information-property-list/cfbundleshortversionstring
---

# CFBundleShortVersionString

The release or version number of the bundle.

## Discussion

Discussion This key is a user-visible string for the version of the bundle. The required format is three period-separated integers, such as 10.14.1. The string can only contain numeric characters (0-9) and periods. Each integer provides information about the release in the format [Major].[Minor].[Patch]: Major: A major revision number. Minor: A minor revision number. Patch: A maintenance release number. This key is used throughout the system to identify the version of the bundle.

## See Also

### Bundle version

- [CFBundleVersion](bundleresources/information-property-list/cfbundleversion.md)
- [CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion](bundleresources/information-property-list/cfbundleinfodictionaryversion.md)
- [NSHumanReadableCopyright](bundleresources/information-property-list/nshumanreadablecopyright.md)