From 8e27ba8f41e0bdac3614f72f864ed28b3a658d0c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: codejedi365 <codejedi365@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2025 23:45:31 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] test(version-variables): add c-macro style version stamp
 unit test

ref: #1348
---
 .../declarations/test_pattern_declaration.py  | 53 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 53 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tests/unit/semantic_release/version/declarations/test_pattern_declaration.py b/tests/unit/semantic_release/version/declarations/test_pattern_declaration.py
index 8280e95bb..ddca3dbf6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/semantic_release/version/declarations/test_pattern_declaration.py
+++ b/tests/unit/semantic_release/version/declarations/test_pattern_declaration.py
@@ -215,6 +215,59 @@ def test_pattern_declaration_is_version_replacer():
                     """
                 ),
             ),
+            (
+                "Using default number format for c-macro style definition (see #1348)",
+                f"{test_file}:APP_VERSION:{VersionStampType.NUMBER_FORMAT.value}",
+                # irrelevant for this case
+                lazy_fixture(default_tag_format_str.__name__),
+                # Uses colon separator with double quotes
+                dedent(
+                    """\
+                    #ifndef VERSION_H
+                    #define VERSION_H
+
+                    #define APP_VERSION "0.0.0"
+
+                    #endif // VERSION_H
+                    """
+                ),
+                dedent(
+                    f"""\
+                    #ifndef VERSION_H
+                    #define VERSION_H
+
+                    #define APP_VERSION "{next_version}"
+
+                    #endif // VERSION_H
+                    """
+                ),
+            ),
+            (
+                "Using default tag format for c-macro style definition (see #1348)",
+                f"{test_file}:APP_VERSION:{VersionStampType.TAG_FORMAT.value}",
+                lazy_fixture(default_tag_format_str.__name__),
+                # Uses colon separator with double quotes
+                dedent(
+                    """\
+                    #ifndef VERSION_H
+                    #define VERSION_H
+
+                    #define APP_VERSION "v0.0.0"
+
+                    #endif // VERSION_H
+                    """
+                ),
+                dedent(
+                    f"""\
+                    #ifndef VERSION_H
+                    #define VERSION_H
+
+                    #define APP_VERSION "v{next_version}"
+
+                    #endif // VERSION_H
+                    """
+                ),
+            ),
         ]
     ],
 )

From 5ae27d743878e0b500519cedbc6fd4f3042a0412 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: codejedi365 <codejedi365@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2025 23:38:44 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] feat(cmd-version): adds c-macro style version definition
 support to `version_variables`

Implements: #1348
---
 src/semantic_release/version/declarations/pattern.py | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/semantic_release/version/declarations/pattern.py b/src/semantic_release/version/declarations/pattern.py
index f08c208a4..4d285b5a1 100644
--- a/src/semantic_release/version/declarations/pattern.py
+++ b/src/semantic_release/version/declarations/pattern.py
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ def from_string_definition(
                 # Negative lookbehind to ensure we don't match part of a variable name
                 f"""(?x)(?P<quote1>['"])?(?<![\\w.-]){regex_escape(variable)}(?P=quote1)?""",
                 # Supports walrus, equals sign, double-equals, colon, or @ as assignment operator
-                # ignoring whitespace separation
-                r"\s*(:=|==|[:=@])\s*",
+                # ignoring whitespace separation. Also allows a space as the separator for c-macro style definitions.
+                r"\s*(:=|==|[:=@ ])\s*",
                 # Supports optional matching quotations around a version pattern (tag or raw format)
                 f"""(?P<quote2>['"])?{value_replace_pattern_str}(?P=quote2)?""",
             ],

From 766674352778c3339199f584a70a492de242031b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: codejedi365 <codejedi365@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2025 23:52:08 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] docs(configuration): update `version_variables` examples
 with a c-macro style replacement

ref: #1348
---
 docs/configuration/configuration.rst | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/configuration/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration/configuration.rst
index 2b2278382..cdd3604fb 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration/configuration.rst
@@ -1354,7 +1354,8 @@ The regular expression generated from the ``version_variables`` definition will:
 2. The variable name defined by ``variable`` and the version must be separated by
    an operand symbol (``=``, ``:``, ``:=``, or ``@``). Whitespace is optional around
    the symbol. As of v10.0.0, a double-equals (``==``) operator is also supported
-   as a valid operand symbol.
+   as a valid operand symbol. As of $NEW_RELEASE_TAG, PSR can omit all operands as long
+   as there is at least one whitespace character between the variable name and the version.
 
 3. The value of the variable must match a `SemVer`_ regular expression and can be
    enclosed by single (``'``) or double (``"``) quotation marks but they must match. However,
@@ -1410,6 +1411,9 @@ will be matched and replaced by the new version:
     # requirements.txt
     my-package == 1.2.3
 
+    # C-Macro style (no operand only whitespace required)
+    #define VERSION "1.2.3"
+
 .. important::
     The Regular Expression expects a version value to exist in the file to be replaced.
     It cannot be an empty string or a non-semver compliant string. If this is the very