diff --git a/_examples/document/simple/simple.docx b/_examples/document/simple/simple.docx
index cb35f3fed6..3b4d75b385 100644
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diff --git a/common/appproperties.go b/common/appproperties.go
index 120205a2c7..0610bf3657 100644
--- a/common/appproperties.go
+++ b/common/appproperties.go
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 package common
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"baliance.com/gooxml"
@@ -27,7 +29,10 @@ func NewAppProperties() AppProperties {
 	p.SetApplication("baliance.com/gooxml")
 	p.SetDocSecurity(0)
 	p.SetLinksUpToDate(false)
-	p.SetApplicationVersion(strings.Replace(gooxml.ReleaseVersion, "v", "", -1))
+	// trim the 'v'
+	ver := strings.Replace(gooxml.ReleaseVersion, "v", "", -1)
+	f, _ := strconv.ParseFloat(ver, 64)
+	p.SetApplicationVersion(fmt.Sprintf("%07.4f", f))
 	return p
 }
 
@@ -64,7 +69,8 @@ func (a AppProperties) ApplicationVersion() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
-// SetApplicationVersion sets the version of the application that created the document.
+// SetApplicationVersion sets the version of the application that created the
+// document.  Per MS, the verison string mut be in the form 'XX.YYYY'.
 func (a AppProperties) SetApplicationVersion(s string) {
 	a.x.AppVersion = &s
 }
diff --git a/common/appproperties_test.go b/common/appproperties_test.go
index 6c81a11b85..dc4f84916f 100644
--- a/common/appproperties_test.go
+++ b/common/appproperties_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 package common_test
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -30,7 +32,8 @@ func TestNewAppDefaultProperties(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected application: %s", got)
 	}
 
-	if got := ap.ApplicationVersion(); got != strings.Replace(gooxml.ReleaseVersion, "v", "", -1) {
+	fv, _ := strconv.ParseFloat(strings.Replace(gooxml.ReleaseVersion, "v", "", -1), 64)
+	if got := ap.ApplicationVersion(); got != fmt.Sprintf("%07.4f", fv) {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected application version: %s", got)
 	}
 	ap.X().AppVersion = nil
diff --git a/document/testdata/header-footer-multiple.docx b/document/testdata/header-footer-multiple.docx
index cfcc4f92ae..0918877006 100644
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diff --git a/document/testdata/simple-1.docx b/document/testdata/simple-1.docx
index ad8d5855e6..a44ab11baf 100644
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diff --git a/spreadsheet/testdata/simple-1.xlsx b/spreadsheet/testdata/simple-1.xlsx
index f13fa3e24a..3b9806e578 100644
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diff --git a/spreadsheet/testdata/simple-2.xlsx b/spreadsheet/testdata/simple-2.xlsx
index 9d2ae04d15..87ef1ccefc 100644
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diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index 2d5de220d7..70529cf115 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ package gooxml
 
 import "time"
 
-// Release is the last release version of the software.
-var ReleaseVersion = "v0.4.0"
+// ReleaseVersion is the last release version of the software and must be in the
+// format x.y
+var ReleaseVersion = "v0.5000"
 
 // ReleaseDate is the release date of the source code for licensing purposes.
 var ReleaseDate = time.Date(2018, 1, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)