Discrepancy in `version` output

[mstoykov]

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How did you install golangci-lint?

go install

Description of the problem

The output of version is printing the version differently between installs with go install and prebuilts.

From go install there is a v before the version, with prebuilts that is missing. In v1 the v used to be there for everything ? Or at least the script to test if you are using the correct golangci-lint version was checking it with v.

Version of golangci-lint

go install one:

$ golangci-lint --version
golangci-lint has version v2.1.6 built with go1.24.3 from (unknown, modified: ?, mod sum: "h1:LXqShFfAGM5BDzEOWD2SL1IzJAgUOqES/HRBsfKjI+w=") on (unknown)   

from release page:

$ golangci-lint --version
golangci-lint has version 2.1.6 built with go1.24.2 from eabc2638 on 2025-05-04T15:41:19Z

Configuration

# paste configuration file or CLI flags here

Go environment

$ go version && go env
# paste output here

Verbose output of running

$ golangci-lint cache clean
$ golangci-lint run -v
# paste output here

A minimal reproducible example or link to a public repository

// add your code here

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[ldez]

In v1 the v used to be there for everything ?

There are no changes between v1 and v2, the version is without the v when using official and supported ways to install golangci-lint.

https://golangci-lint.run/welcome/install/#install-from-sources

Or at least the script to test if you are using the correct golangci-lint version was checking it with v.

There is no script to test the version, I don't know what you're talking about.