Mac Application Does Have Proper Version Number or use CFBundleShortVersionString & CFBundleVersionString Keys

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The Mac application doesn't have a proper version number

For example, 2.5.1 version outputs the following version number.

For example, via Finder...

The application also doesn't use CFBundleShortVersionString or CFBundleVersionString to denote the application version.

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/information_property_list/cfbundleshortversionstring
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/information_property_list/cfbundleversion#

Using version numbers like 2.5.1 (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH) which would make it much easier to monitor versions of your software installed or across a fleet of the system and in turn automate updates with tools like open source AutoPKG https://github.com/autopkg/autopkg or Installomator https://github.com/Installomator/Installomator or commercial solutions like Jamf Pro patch management, etc.

The "Semantic Versioning" website introduces rules for assigning version numbers: increment the MAJOR version for incompatible API changes, the MINOR version for backward compatible functionality additions, and the PATCH version for backward compatible bug fixes.

https://semver.org/