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diff --git a/client/go/version/version.go b/client/go/version/version.go
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+package version
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// Version represents a semantic version number.
+type Version struct {
+	Major int
+	Minor int
+	Patch int
+}
+
+func (v Version) String() string { return fmt.Sprintf("%d.%d.%d", v.Major, v.Minor, v.Patch) }
+
+// Compare returns a positive integer if v1 is greater than v2, a negative integer if v1 is less than v2 and zero if they
+// are equal.
+func (v1 Version) Compare(v2 Version) int {
+	result := v1.Major - v2.Major
+	if result != 0 {
+		return result
+	}
+	result = v1.Minor - v2.Minor
+	if result != 0 {
+		return result
+	}
+	result = v1.Patch - v2.Patch
+	if result != 0 {
+		return result
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+// Less returns true if v1 is lower than v2.
+func (v1 Version) Less(v2 Version) bool { return v1.Compare(v2) < 0 }
+
+// Parse parses a semantic version number from string s.
+func Parse(s string) (Version, error) {
+	if len(s) > 0 && s[0] == 'v' {
+		s = s[1:] // Trim v prefix
+	}
+	parts := strings.Split(s, ".")
+	if len(parts) != 3 {
+		return Version{}, fmt.Errorf("invalid version number: %s", s)
+	}
+	major, err := strconv.Atoi(parts[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return Version{}, fmt.Errorf("invalid major version: %s", parts[0])
+	}
+	minor, err := strconv.Atoi(parts[1])
+	if err != nil {
+		return Version{}, fmt.Errorf("invalid minor version: %s", parts[1])
+	}
+	patch, err := strconv.Atoi(parts[2])
+	if err != nil {
+		return Version{}, fmt.Errorf("invalid patch version: %s", parts[2])
+	}
+	return Version{Major: major, Minor: minor, Patch: patch}, nil
+}