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+#!/bin/bash
+
+URL="https://www.speex.org/downloads/"
+
+# Get version number from tag name
+VERSION=$(curl -s -L "$URL" | grep -o -E 'Speex [0-9]{1,}\.[0-9]{1,}(\.[0-9]{1,})?' | head -n1)
+
+# Trim prefix
+VERSION=${VERSION//Speex /}
+
+echo "$VERSION"