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However, it can be annoying to > update manifest files when this -next is becoming default. > > Well, what do people think about this Lars=E2=80=99s patch? I like it. I think adding the `default?` property is nicer than the -next trick. Only nitpick: I would maybe call the property `default-version?` to make meaning of the property more explicit. Cheers, pukkamustard