What version of Visual Studio should I upgrade to?

I am using Visual Studio 10 Professional in my Company. There are only two people using it but our WPF application is vast and we also have WCF services. The OS is Windows Server 2008 R2.
What version of Visual Studio should I upgrade to?
Thanks.

Visual studio 2013 pro would mean upgrading your solution but is the current version.
2015 is on the way.
Check the os requirements if you think you should maybe hang on for that.
I think 2015 ctp is still available to trial.
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