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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def update_release_version():
 """Update VERSION file"""

    version = get_version(pep440=True)
    with open(VERSION_FILE, "w") as outfile:
        outfile.write(version)
        outfile.write("\n")