.. _1.8:

1.8 Version
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Required Repeatable
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No       Yes
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**Definition:** The version number of the resource.

*Metadata fields:*

.. contents:: :local:

.. rubric:: Example DataCite XML

.. code:: xml

  <version>2.1</version>

.. _15:

DataCite 15. Version
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**Occurrences:** 0-1

**Input type:** Text

**Example input:** 1.0.0

**Controlled vocabulary source**

**Notes:** We recommend the use of `semantic versioning <https://semver.org/>`_.