$ReleaseNumber
is an integer which gives the current Wolfram Language kernel release number, and increases in successive releases.
Details

- Each released revision of the Wolfram Language kernel for any particular computer system is assigned a version number, followed by a release number.
- The same source code may yield releases with different numbers on different computer systems.
- In a typical full version number, such as 1.0.3, the last integer is the release number.
Examples
Wolfram Research (1991), $ReleaseNumber, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ReleaseNumber.html.
Text
Wolfram Research (1991), $ReleaseNumber, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ReleaseNumber.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1991. "$ReleaseNumber." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ReleaseNumber.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1991). $ReleaseNumber. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ReleaseNumber.html