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Which version of sbt are currently supported? #6607

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For open source, sbt project normally supports only the latest patch version of the latest stable branch -- of as of July, 2021 that would be sbt 1.5.5. In this case, I mean support to roughly mean that we'll try to address bug reports etc.

When you backquote as sbt, that could mean sbt-the-Bash-script (also called the runner or launcher), installed by different distribution mechanism such as Home Brew. I actively avoid using Home Brew and discourage anyone from using it due to Homebrew/homebrew-core#50649. Some people may use Home Brew to install sbt, but they should know that they do so at their own risk.

Depending on what you mean by supported, there could be more or less information, …

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