### Install sebastian/version with Composer

Source: https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/version/blob/main/README.md

Installs the sebastian/version library as a project dependency using Composer. This command adds the library to your project's `composer.json` file and downloads it.

```bash
composer require sebastian/version
```

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### Install sebastian/version as a Development Dependency

Source: https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/version/blob/main/README.md

Installs the sebastian/version library as a development-time dependency using Composer. This is useful for tools like test suites that only require the library during development.

```bash
composer require --dev sebastian/version
```

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### Basic Usage of SebastianBergmann\Version

Source: https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/version/blob/main/README.md

Demonstrates the basic usage of the `SebastianBergmann\Version` class. It shows how to instantiate the class with a release version and a path, and then retrieve the version string using the `asString()` method.

```php
<?php declare(strict_types=1);
use SebastianBergmann\Version;

$version = new Version('1.0.0', __DIR__);

var_dump($version->asString());

```

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### Version Component Changelog

Source: https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/version/blob/main/ChangeLog.md

This changelog details notable changes for the version component, organized by release version. It follows the Keep a CHANGELOG principles, documenting additions, changes, removed features, and fixes for each version.

```markdown
# ChangeLog

All notable changes are documented in this file using the [Keep a CHANGELOG](https://keepachangelog.com/) principles.

## [6.0.0] - 2025-02-07

### Removed

* This component is no longer supported on PHP 8.2

## [5.0.2] - 2024-10-09

### Changed

* [#21](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/version/pull/21): Avoid spawning a shell for Git

## [5.0.1] - 2024-07-03

### Changed

* This project now uses PHPStan instead of Psalm for static analysis

## [5.0.0] - 2024-02-02

### Removed

* This component is no longer supported on PHP 8.1

## [4.0.1] - 2023-02-07

### Fixed

* [#17](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/version/pull/17): Release archive contains unnecessary assets

## [4.0.0] - 2023-02-03

### Changed

* `Version::getVersion()` has been renamed to `Version::asString()`

### Removed

* This component is no longer supported on PHP 7.3, PHP 7.4, and PHP 8.0

## [3.0.2] - 2020-09-28

### Changed

* Changed PHP version constraint in `composer.json` from `^7.3 || ^8.0` to `>=7.3`

## [3.0.1] - 2020-06-26

### Added

* This component is now supported on PHP 8

## [3.0.0] - 2020-01-21

### Removed

* This component is no longer supported on PHP 7.1 and PHP 7.2

[6.0.0]: https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/version/compare/5.0...6.0.0
[5.0.2]: https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/version/compare/5.0.1...5.0.2
[5.0.1]: https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/version/compare/5.0.0...5.0.1
[5.0.0]: https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/version/compare/4.0...5.0.0
[4.0.1]: https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/version/compare/4.0.0...4.0.1
[4.0.0]: https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/version/compare/3.0.2...4.0.0
[3.0.2]: https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/version/compare/3.0.1...3.0.2
[3.0.1]: https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/version/compare/3.0.0...3.0.1
[3.0.0]: https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/version/compare/2.0.1...3.0.0

```

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