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version_name

Type String
Mandatory No
Example
"version_name": "0.1 beta"

In addition to the version field, which is used for update purposes, version_name can be set to a descriptive version string and will be used for display purposes if present.

If no version_name is present, the version field will be used for display purposes as well.

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
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version_name
Yes
79
No
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Yes
14
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No
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/manifest.json/version_name