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+// Copyright 2018 The Kubernetes Authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package version
+
+import "fmt"
+
+// Metrics Server version. Update this whenever making a new release.
+// The version is of the format Major.Minor.Patch
+// Increment major number for new feature additions and behavioral changes.
+// Increment minor number for bug fixes and performance enhancements.
+// Increment patch number for critical fixes to existing releases.
+var MetricsServerVersion string
+
+// Metrics Server git short commit hash.
+var GitCommit string
+
+func VersionInfo() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("version: %s\ncommit: %s", MetricsServerVersion, GitCommit)
+}