diff --git a/core/version.h b/core/version.h
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--- a/core/version.h
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-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2019 Intel Corporation.  All rights reserved.
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
- */
-
-/*
- * version.h.in is a template file.  version.h is a generated file.
- * Please do not edit both files directly.
- *
- * Any changes to the version should be done in the version.cmake file.
- */
-
-#ifndef _WAMR_VERSION_H_
-#define _WAMR_VERSION_H_
-
-/* clang-format off */
-#define WAMR_VERSION_MAJOR 2
-#define WAMR_VERSION_MINOR 2
-#define WAMR_VERSION_PATCH 0
-/* clang-format on */
-
-#endif