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Version formatting pattern

Character pattern allowed for specifying a version. A version number can consist of numbers and letters separated by characters . - _ It is required that the version format remains unchanged throughout the whole lifecycle, since otherwise a reliable version comparison becomes impossible. It is recommended to use a version format with three number separated by dots. major.minor.build

Example:

<release version="1.4.2" ...>

 

Note
For versioning of configuration files it may be more applicable to use a single incrementing number.