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black 26.5.0 downloaded from GitHub releases shows version 0.1 #5137

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Describe the bug

Current black downloaded from GitHub Releases shows the wrong version

To Reproduce

wget https://github.com/psf/black/releases/download/26.5.0/black_linux
chmod +x black_linux
./black_linux --version
black_linux, 0.1.dev1+g6d0fff0d5 (compiled: no)
Python (CPython) 3.13.13

Expected behavior

Old version shows:

./black --version
black, 26.3.1 (compiled: no)
Python (CPython) 3.13.12

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  1. cobaltt7 commented on May 18, 2026

    @cobaltt7
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    The CI that uploads the executables didn't work the first time and had to be patched and rerun, causing the version mismatch. Unfortunately, we're unable to easily fix this for 26.5.0, but the CI is fixed and we'll release 26.5.1 to fix this (and #5138).

  2. added a commit that references this issue on May 18, 2026
  3. added a commit that references this issue on May 18, 2026
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