diff --git a/version.sh b/version.sh
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+++ b/version.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+if ! hash jq; then
+	echo "Please install jq in order to run this build script."
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+source base/create-kopano-repo.sh
+
+component=${1:-core}
+
+# query community server by h5ai API
+filename=$(h5ai_query "$component")
+
+currentVersion=$(version_from_filename "$filename")
+
+echo $currentVersion