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+package mtree
+
+import "fmt"
+
+const (
+	// VersionMajor is for an API incompatible changes
+	VersionMajor = 0
+	// VersionMinor is for functionality in a backwards-compatible manner
+	VersionMinor = 2
+	// VersionPatch is for backwards-compatible bug fixes
+	VersionPatch = 0
+
+	// VersionDev indicates development branch. Releases will be empty string.
+	VersionDev = ""
+)
+
+// Version is the specification version that the package types support.
+var Version = fmt.Sprintf("%d.%d.%d%s", VersionMajor, VersionMinor, VersionPatch, VersionDev)