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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Gitlab repository
+REPO="xorg/lib/libxpresent"
+
+# Replace slash with URL encoded representation
+REPO=$(echo "$REPO" | sed 's|/|%2F|g')
+
+# Get tag name using Gitlab Rest API
+TAG_NAME=$(curl -s -L https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/api/v4/projects/"$REPO"/repository/tags | jq -r '.[0].name')
+
+# 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"