"--version" option does not produce output matching an existing git tag

[david-mcdowell-ilw]

$ yamllint --version
yamllint 1.37.1

This version output does not match an existing tag in git.

https://github.com/adrienverge/yamllint/tags
https://github.com/adrienverge/yamllint/releases/tag/v1.37.1

I would expect either the --version option to return the version number with a "v" prefix or the git tags to omit the "v" prefix to match the version output.

The existing behavior causes issues where other tools or users are using the --version output to point to a git tag (e.g., when defining a pre-commit hook, or e.g., when aggregating versions of many linters and formatters like in super-linter).

related issue: super-linter/super-linter#6826

[adrienverge]

Hello,

I understand what you mean, but it's not a bug: it's wanted. The rationale is that a version starts with a number, whereas tags start with v to make clear that it's a version. Other large projects do the same, see for example Linux 6.15 (commit) vs. v6.15 (tag):
torvalds/linux@0ff41df1
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/releases/tag/v6.15

This repository has always worked this way, and most probably won't change (especially since it could break downstream integrations).