diff --git a/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/AppLog.java b/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/AppLog.java
index 292c974ec7fa..2a11d7ee6f8d 100644
--- a/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/AppLog.java
+++ b/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/AppLog.java
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public static ArrayList<String> toHtmlList(Context context) {
         ArrayList<String> items = new ArrayList<String>();
 
         // add version & device info - be sure to change HEADER_LINE_COUNT if additional lines are added
-        items.add("<strong>WordPress Android version: " + ProfilingUtils.getVersionName(context) + "</strong>");
+        items.add("<strong>WordPress Android version: " + PackageUtils.getVersionName(context) + "</strong>");
         items.add("<strong>Android device name: " + DeviceUtils.getInstance().getDeviceName(context) + "</strong>");
 
         Iterator<LogEntry> it = mLogEntries.iterator();
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ public static String toPlainText(Context context) {
         StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
 
         // add version & device info
-        sb.append("WordPress Android version: " + ProfilingUtils.getVersionName(context)).append("\n")
+        sb.append("WordPress Android version: " + PackageUtils.getVersionName(context)).append("\n")
           .append("Android device name: " + DeviceUtils.getInstance().getDeviceName(context)).append("\n\n");
 
         Iterator<LogEntry> it = mLogEntries.iterator();
diff --git a/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/PackageUtils.java b/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/PackageUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..52900a0bf27e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/PackageUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package org.wordpress.android.util;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.pm.PackageInfo;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+
+public class PackageUtils {
+    /**
+     * Return true if Debug build. false otherwise.
+     */
+    public static boolean isDebugBuild() {
+        return BuildConfig.DEBUG;
+    }
+
+    public static PackageInfo getPackageInfo(Context context) {
+        try {
+            PackageManager manager = context.getPackageManager();
+            return manager.getPackageInfo(context.getPackageName(), 0);
+        } catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return version code, or 0 if it can't be read
+     */
+    public static int getVersionCode(Context context) {
+        PackageInfo packageInfo = getPackageInfo(context);
+        if (packageInfo != null) {
+            return packageInfo.versionCode;
+        }
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return version name, or the string "0" if it can't be read
+     */
+    public static String getVersionName(Context context) {
+        PackageInfo packageInfo = getPackageInfo(context);
+        if (packageInfo != null) {
+            return packageInfo.versionName;
+        }
+        return "0";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/ProfilingUtils.java b/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/ProfilingUtils.java
index 251db2a3b7fb..991c7680b478 100644
--- a/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/ProfilingUtils.java
+++ b/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/ProfilingUtils.java
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 package org.wordpress.android.util;
 
-import android.content.Context;
-import android.content.pm.PackageInfo;
-import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.os.SystemClock;
 
 import org.wordpress.android.util.AppLog.T;
@@ -76,16 +73,5 @@ public void dumpToLog() {
         }
         AppLog.d(T.PROFILING, mLabel + ": end, " + (now - first) + " ms");
     }
-
-    // Returns app version name String
-    public static String getVersionName(Context context) {
-        PackageManager pm = context.getPackageManager();
-        try {
-            PackageInfo pi = pm.getPackageInfo(context.getPackageName(), 0);
-            return pi.versionName == null ? "" : pi.versionName;
-        } catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
-            return "";
-        }
-    }
 }