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title: "How does assembly versioning in .NET prevent DLL Hell?"  
description: "How does assembly versioning in .NET prevent DLL Hell?"  
author: "Uttam Misra"  
published: 2011-03-05  
updated: 2020-09-14  
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category: ".net"  
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# How does assembly versioning in .NET prevent DLL Hell?

.NET allows assemblies to specify the name AND the version of any assemblies they need to run.

## Answers

### Answer by Uttam Misra

.NET allows assemblies to specify the name AND the version of any assemblies they need to run.


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