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+# Required minimum versions (also used as default version)
+# Minimum versions as of Keyman 18
+# (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Uy3U2YXeA4rCEbUbT7O6QzUGJDZBeViFecL8fjUOLkE/edit?usp=sharing)
+
+# shellcheck shell=bash disable=SC2034 # SC2034: X appears unused.
+
+# Target operating system and platform versions
+KEYMAN_MIN_TARGET_VERSION_ANDROID=5           # Lollipop
+KEYMAN_MIN_TARGET_VERSION_IOS=12.2            # iOS 12.2
+KEYMAN_MIN_TARGET_VERSION_WINDOWS=10          # Windows 10
+KEYMAN_MIN_TARGET_VERSION_MAC=10.13           # MacOS 10.13 (High Sierra)
+KEYMAN_MIN_TARGET_VERSION_UBUNTU=20.04        # Ubuntu 20.04 Focal
+KEYMAN_MIN_TARGET_VERSION_CHROME=95.0         # Final version that runs on Android 5.0
+
+# Dependency versions
+KEYMAN_MIN_VERSION_NODE_MAJOR=18
+KEYMAN_MIN_VERSION_NPM=10.5.1                 # 10.5.0 has bug, discussed in #10350
+KEYMAN_MIN_VERSION_EMSCRIPTEN=3.1.44          # Warning: 3.1.45 is bad (#9529); newer versions work
+KEYMAN_MAX_VERSION_EMSCRIPTEN=3.1.58          # See #9529
+KEYMAN_MIN_VERSION_VISUAL_STUDIO=2019
+KEYMAN_MIN_VERSION_MESON=1.0.0
+
+# Language and runtime versions
+KEYMAN_VERSION_JAVA=11                        # We're using Java/OpenJDK 11
+KEYMAN_MIN_VERSION_CPP=17                     # C++17
+KEYMAN_MIN_VERSION_ANDROID_SDK=21
+
+# Default version used in Docker containers
+KEYMAN_DEFAULT_VERSION_UBUNTU_CONTAINER=noble # Ubuntu 24.04 Noble