Late to the game, but you can do it without @string/xyz
by using ?android:attr
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="?android:attr/versionName"
/>
<!-- or -->
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="?android:attr/versionCode"
/>