Multiple releases with same version number?

[mistertheloaf]

Today there was a release of EP with version number 22621.3810.66.1

But, last week there was a release with that same version number.

In May/June there were 4 releases all labeled 22621.3527.65.5

Shouldn't each release have its own version number?

[pyrates999]

They are pre-releases. If you go here, you'll see them labeled as such: https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/releases

example:

[Amrsatrio]

Adding to Pyrates' comment, the use of pre-releases is to spot bugs and other inconveniences before they become a release.

Pre-release builds are created immediately as soon as a new commit has arrived in this repo, meaning like, if me or Valinet has worked on a new feature or a fix and pushing it here, a new build containing those will be made.

A pre-release version stable enough (and not having a lot of VT detections) may get promoted into a release. Don't worry, I try my best not to make actual releases with a conflicting version number.

[mistertheloaf]

Yes, I understand that these are "pre-release", but all software has "pre-release" or "beta" versions. I've never seen anyone use the same version number for multiple releases. It just seems weird and confusing.

But, Explorer Patcher is a great program and without it Windows 11 is almost unusable, so THANK YOU for the work you do on it.

[pyrates999]

He just explained to you that he doesn't use the same version number for multiple releases.