# What does v1.x-dev version mean?

**URL:** https://community.aseprite.org/t/what-does-v1-x-dev-version-mean/12299
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [December 27, 2021, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/what-does-v1-x-dev-version-mean/12299 "2021-12-27T14:27:03Z")
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### Author: ![dogboydog](https://community.aseprite.org/user_avatar/community.aseprite.org/dogboydog/32/3327_2.png) [@dogboydog](https://community.aseprite.org/u/dogboydog)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/what-does-v1-x-dev-version-mean/12299/2 "2021-12-27T15:20:55Z")

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This is always the version number when you compile it locally from a git clone instead of getting it from the pre-built paid sources. It will always say 1.x-dev when you compile yourself the way it’s set up right now unless you go in and edit some build files yourself. This means you can’t tell from 1.x-dev which version you have. The way you tell which version you have is at the point that you download the aseprite source.

Edit: It looks like you download the release zips instead of git cloning, the version number is set. so downloading from the releases page is a good way to avoid this problem.

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