Re: Latest lilypond stable release?

[Simon Albrecht]

On 19.09.2018 01:46, H. S. Teoh wrote:
> According to the website (lilypond.org), the latest stable release is
> 2.18.2, and the unstable release is 2.19.82.
>
> However, I've been using the latest version from git, and it claims to
> be version 2.21.0.  So, what happened to 2.20.*?  Why does the git
> version claim to be 2.21.0?
>
> More pertinently, what version should I be using on the \version line?

2.19.82 is already a prerelease for 2.20.0, since we’re in the process 
leading up to this next stable release. IIUC, this is why the git 
version is called 2.21.0, because only some of the changes applied now 
will still make it into the stable release and most will be 2.21 material.
It is customary for those who compile from current master to use a 
2.21.0 version statement indeed.

Best, Simon