old_contents: import os
  
  ZULIP_VERSION = "3.0-rc1"
  # Add information on number of commits and commit hash to version, if available
  zulip_git_version_file = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), 'zulip-git-version')
  if os.path.exists(zulip_git_version_file):
      with open(zulip_git_version_file) as f:
          version = f.read().strip()
          if version:
              ZULIP_VERSION = version
  
  LATEST_MAJOR_VERSION = "2.1"
  LATEST_RELEASE_VERSION = "2.1.7"
  LATEST_RELEASE_ANNOUNCEMENT = "https://blog.zulip.org/2019/12/13/zulip-2-1-released/"
  LATEST_DESKTOP_VERSION = "5.3.0"
  
  # Versions of the desktop app below DESKTOP_MINIMUM_VERSION will be
  # prevented from connecting to the Zulip server.  Versions above
  # DESKTOP_MINIMUM_VERSION but below DESKTOP_WARNING_VERSION will have
  # a banner at the top of the page asking the user to upgrade.
  DESKTOP_MINIMUM_VERSION = "5.0.0"
  DESKTOP_WARNING_VERSION = "5.2.0"
  
  # Bump the API_FEATURE_LEVEL whenever an API change is made
  # that clients might want to condition on.  If we forget at
  # the time we make the change, then bump it later as soon
  # as we notice; clients using API_FEATURE_LEVEL will just not
  # use the new feature/API until the bump.
  #
  # Changes should be accompanied by documentation explaining what the
  # new level means in templates/zerver/api/changelog.md.
  API_FEATURE_LEVEL = 23
  
  # Bump the minor PROVISION_VERSION to indicate that folks should provision
  # only when going from an old version of the code to a newer version. Bump
  # the major version to indicate that folks should provision in both
  # directions.
  
  # Typically,
  # * adding a dependency only requires a minor version bump;
  # * removing a dependency requires a major version bump;
  # * upgrading a dependency requires a major version bump, unless the
  #   upgraded dependency is backwards compatible with all of our
  #   historical commits sharing the same major version, in which case a
  #   minor version bump suffices.
  
  PROVISION_VERSION = '88.0'
  
new_contents: import os
  
  ZULIP_VERSION = "3.0-rc1+git"
  # Add information on number of commits and commit hash to version, if available
  zulip_git_version_file = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), 'zulip-git-version')
  if os.path.exists(zulip_git_version_file):
      with open(zulip_git_version_file) as f:
          version = f.read().strip()
          if version:
              ZULIP_VERSION = version
  
  LATEST_MAJOR_VERSION = "2.1"
  LATEST_RELEASE_VERSION = "2.1.7"
  LATEST_RELEASE_ANNOUNCEMENT = "https://blog.zulip.org/2019/12/13/zulip-2-1-released/"
  LATEST_DESKTOP_VERSION = "5.3.0"
  
  # Versions of the desktop app below DESKTOP_MINIMUM_VERSION will be
  # prevented from connecting to the Zulip server.  Versions above
  # DESKTOP_MINIMUM_VERSION but below DESKTOP_WARNING_VERSION will have
  # a banner at the top of the page asking the user to upgrade.
  DESKTOP_MINIMUM_VERSION = "5.0.0"
  DESKTOP_WARNING_VERSION = "5.2.0"
  
  # Bump the API_FEATURE_LEVEL whenever an API change is made
  # that clients might want to condition on.  If we forget at
  # the time we make the change, then bump it later as soon
  # as we notice; clients using API_FEATURE_LEVEL will just not
  # use the new feature/API until the bump.
  #
  # Changes should be accompanied by documentation explaining what the
  # new level means in templates/zerver/api/changelog.md.
  API_FEATURE_LEVEL = 23
  
  # Bump the minor PROVISION_VERSION to indicate that folks should provision
  # only when going from an old version of the code to a newer version. Bump
  # the major version to indicate that folks should provision in both
  # directions.
  
  # Typically,
  # * adding a dependency only requires a minor version bump;
  # * removing a dependency requires a major version bump;
  # * upgrading a dependency requires a major version bump, unless the
  #   upgraded dependency is backwards compatible with all of our
  #   historical commits sharing the same major version, in which case a
  #   minor version bump suffices.
  
  PROVISION_VERSION = '88.0'
  
subject: Update version strings following 3.0-rc1.