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+#!/bin/bash
+
+URL="https://downloads.nwtime.org/ntp/ChangeLog-stable"
+
+# Get version number from tag name
+VERSION=$(curl -s -L "$URL" | grep -o -E '\(.*\)' | head -n1)
+
+# Trim parenthesis characters
+VERSION=$(echo "$VERSION" | tr -d '()')
+
+echo "$VERSION"