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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 run_version(args: dict) -> int: """Displays the current version"""

    version = environ.package_settings.get('version', 'unknown')
    print('VERSION: {}'.format(version))
    return 0