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 ### Rules
 
 - Every commit message must contain the version at the end in the following format (1.2.3)
-- Every commit requires a version incrementation in CMakeLists.txt before committing. Documentation updates do not increment the version but must contain the version in each commit message.
+- Every commit requires a version incrementation in CMakeLists.txt before committing. Documentation updates do not increment the version but must contain the current version in each commit message.
 - Version numbering follows "[Semantic Versioning 2.0.0](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html)"
 
 ### Development systems