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The Solana mainnet version running on the validator. This field tracks which software version the validator is operating, enabling network upgrade monitoring and compatibility analysis.

**Data type:** STRING (version number)
**Business context:** Used to track network upgrades, analyze version adoption patterns, and monitor compatibility across the network.
**Analytics use cases:** Network upgrade tracking, version adoption analysis, and compatibility monitoring.
**Example:** '1.17.0', '1.16.0'

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