VERSION is an INI format file with 2 sections:
1. version
The version of the release. It contains:
release = version-string
2. hashes
A list of hashes for packages that are formed when creating a release.
A hash entry is:
file-name = hash-type checksum
The approach means we do not need to hold hash values in configuration files
which need to be updated when a release is made. The release scripts can
generate the hashes when creating the release.
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