Why not update the version number? #26843

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opened 2026-02-21 14:30:41 -05:00 by deekerman · 0 comments
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Originally created by @thiliapr on GitHub (Apr 26, 2024).

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I think the version number is out of date (the version number was 2021.12.17, but it is now 2024.4.21), but no one updated it. I think outdated version numbers confuse people and make it impossible to tell the difference between old and new versions.
Files with outdated version numbers include:

youtube_dl/version.py
youtube_dl/cache.py
ChangeLog
.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/4_bug_report.md
.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1_broken_site.md
.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/5_feature_request.md
.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/2_site_support_request.md
.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/3_site_feature_request.md

It is also worth mentioning that Release has not been updated since 2021.12.17.

Originally created by @thiliapr on GitHub (Apr 26, 2024). ## Checklist <!-- Carefully read and work through this check list in order to prevent the most common mistakes and misuse of youtube-dl: - Look through the README (http://yt-dl.org/readme) and FAQ (http://yt-dl.org/faq) for similar questions - Search the bugtracker for similar questions: http://yt-dl.org/search-issues - Finally, put x into all relevant boxes (like this [x]) --> - [x] I'm asking a question - [x] I've looked through the README and FAQ for similar questions - [x] I've searched the bugtracker for similar questions including closed ones ## Question <!-- Ask your question in an arbitrary form. Please make sure it's worded well enough to be understood, see https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl#is-the-description-of-the-issue-itself-sufficient. --> I think the version number is out of date (the version number was `2021.12.17`, but it is now 2024.4.21), but no one updated it. I think outdated version numbers confuse people and make it impossible to tell the difference between old and new versions. Files with outdated version numbers include: ``` youtube_dl/version.py youtube_dl/cache.py ChangeLog .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/4_bug_report.md .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1_broken_site.md .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/5_feature_request.md .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/2_site_support_request.md .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/3_site_feature_request.md ``` It is also worth mentioning that Release has not been updated since 2021.12.17.
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