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+package info
+
+// FallbackVersion is returned when a version string was not set by the linker.
+const FallbackVersion = "dirty"
+
+// buildVersion is the Hakurei tree's version string at build time.
+//
+// This is set by the linker.
+var buildVersion string
+
+// Version returns the Hakurei tree's version string.
+// It is either the value of the constant [FallbackVersion] or,
+// when possible, a release tag like "v1.0.0".
+func Version() string {
+	if buildVersion != "" {
+		return buildVersion
+	}
+	return FallbackVersion
+}