"gnome-shell --version" command is reporting wrong version of gnome-shell

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Issue

  • Gnome-shell was rebased to version 3.26.2-5 in RHEL7.5. That can be confirmed from the rpm version and rpm changelog:

    # rpm -q gnome-shell
    gnome-shell-3.26.2-5.el7.x86_64
    
    # rpm -q  --changelog gnome-shell|less
    <snip>
    * Fri Nov 03 2017 Kalev Lember <klember@redhat.com> - 3.26.2-1
    - Update to 3.26.2
    - Related: #1481381
    </snip>
    
  • But "gnome-shell --version" command is reporting wrong version:

    # gnome-shell --version
    GNOME Shell 3.25.4
    
  • Why the "gnome-shell --version" command is reporting incorrect version?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5
  • gnome-shell-3.26.2-5.el7.x86_64

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