# linux: Use optional compile-time RELEASE_VERSION variable \(\#11490\) · gitcafe/zed

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Repository: [gitcafe/zed](https://git.cafe/gitcafe/zed)

Visibility: public

Requested revision: 4eedbdedaee67a38a064b91138ff572e139d2407

Requested commit: 4eedbdedaee67a38a064b91138ff572e139d2407

Commit: 4eedbdedaee67a38a064b91138ff572e139d2407

Tree: 6be9b915886e2e6d63adec6ecbffd2726b5f91bf

Author: Thorsten Ball

Committer: GitHub

## Message

```
linux: Use optional compile-time RELEASE_VERSION variable (#11490)

This implements `app_version` on Linux by using an optional,
compile-time `RELEASE_VERSION` env var that can be set.

We settled on the `RELEASE_VERSION` as the name, since it's similar to
`RELEASE_CHANNEL` which we use in Zed.

cc @ConradIrwin @mikayla-maki 

Release Notes:

- N/A

Co-authored-by: Bennet <bennetbo@gmx.de>
```

## Parents

- [33d4c563fb1e2b9fedbde7382671ebfe245308c1](https://git.cafe/gitcafe/zed/commit/33d4c563fb1e2b9fedbde7382671ebfe245308c1?format=markdown)

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