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+=========
+version()
+=========
+
+.. default-domain:: mongodb
+
+.. method:: version()
+
+   Return the version of the :program:`mongo` shell as a string.
+
+   .. versionchanged:: 2.4
+      In previous versions of the shell, :method:`version()` would
+      print the version instead of returning a string.