# Show number of commits since last tag in version string

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-number-of-commits-since-last-tag-in-version-string/19868
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [Setembro 10, 2014, 2:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-number-of-commits-since-last-tag-in-version-string/19868 "2014-09-10T14:48:05Z")
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### Author: ![mcwumbly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mcwumbly/32/103861_2.png) [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)
#### Post date: [Setembro 10, 2014, 2:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-number-of-commits-since-last-tag-in-version-string/19868/1 "2014-09-10T14:48:05Z")

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To better distinguish between beta and tests-passed in the Admin UI:

> [@mcwumbly](#):
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> A possible enhancement would be to show the version string as 1.0.1.beta1 + 5, where 5 is the number of commits from the one you are on since the most recent tag.

A la `git describe`

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### Author: ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [Fevereiro 24, 2015, 10:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-number-of-commits-since-last-tag-in-version-string/19868/2 "2015-02-24T10:46:20Z")

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This is now available thanks to @riking 😉

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/3228](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/3228)

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### Author: ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [Fevereiro 24, 2015, 10:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-number-of-commits-since-last-tag-in-version-string/19868/3 "2015-02-24T10:46:23Z")

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