Query the package version in DESCRIPTION — desc_get_version • desc

If the file has no Version field, or it is an invalid version string, then it throws an error.

desc_get_version(file = ".")

Arguments

file: DESCRIPTION file to use. By default the DESCRIPTION file of the current package (i.e. the package the working directory is part of) is used.

Value

A base::package_version object.

See also

Other version numbers: desc_bump_version(), desc_set_version()