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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Git repository
+REPO="https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/libs/libcap/libcap.git"
+
+# Get tag name using 'git ls-remote'
+TAG_NAME=$(git ls-remote --exit-code --refs --tags --sort='v:refname' "$REPO" | cut -d'/' -f3 | grep '^libcap-' | tail -n1)
+
+# Get version number from tag name
+VERSION=$(echo "$TAG_NAME" | rev | cut -d'-' -f1 | rev)
+
+# Trim 'v' character in VERSION variable
+VERSION=$(echo "$VERSION" | tr -d 'v')
+
+echo "$VERSION"