diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
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index 0000000..4e352e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+4bffffc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dump-version.sh b/dump-version.sh
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/dump-version.sh
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+#pre-commit
+git log -n 1 --format=format:"%h" HEAD > VERSION