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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Github repository
+REPO="FFTW/fftw3"
+
+# Get tag name using Github Rest API
+TAG_NAME=$(curl -s -L -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" -H "Authorization: token ${GITHUB_API_TOKEN}" https://api.github.com/repos/"$REPO"/tags | jq -r '.[].name' | grep -v 'rc' | head -n1)
+
+# Get version number from tag name
+VERSION=$(echo "$TAG_NAME" | cut -d'-' -f2)
+
+echo "$VERSION"