code: def _release_version():
      '''
      Returns release version
      '''
      with io.open(os.path.join(SETUP_DIRNAME, 'saltpylint', 'version.py'), encoding='utf-8') as fh_:
          exec_locals = {}
          exec_globals = {}
          contents = fh_.read()
          if not isinstance(contents, str):
              contents = contents.encode('utf-8')
          exec(contents, exec_globals, exec_locals)  # pylint: disable=exec-used
          return exec_locals['__version__'f _release_version():
      '''
      Returns release version
      '''
      with io.open(os.path.join(SETUP_DIRNAME, 'saltpylint', 'version.py'), encoding='utf-8') as fh_:
          exec_locals = {}
          exec_globals = {}
          contents = fh_.read()
          if not isinstance(contents, str):
              contents = contents.encode('utf-8')
          exec(contents, exec_globals, exec_locals)  # pylint: disable=exec-used
          return exec_locals['__version__']
docs: Returns release version