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@@ -9200,6 +9200,7 @@ Many strings in Exim's runtime configuration are expanded before use. Some of
 them are expanded every time they are used; others are expanded only once.
 
 When a string is being expanded it is copied verbatim from left to right except
+.cindex expansion "string concatenation"
 when a dollar or backslash character is encountered. A dollar specifies the
 start of a portion of the string that is interpreted and replaced as described
 below in section &<<SECTexpansionitems>>& onwards. Backslash is used as an
@@ -12182,6 +12183,7 @@ This variable contains the version string of the Exim build.
 The first character is a major version number, currently 4.
 Then after a dot, the next group of digits is a minor version number.
 There may be other characters following the minor version.
+This value may be overridden by the &%exim_version%& main config option.
 
 .vitem &$header_$&<&'name'&>
 This is not strictly an expansion variable. It is expansion syntax for
@@ -13513,7 +13515,8 @@ Otherwise, empty.
 
 .vitem &$version_number$&
 .vindex "&$version_number$&"
-The version number of Exim.
+The version number of Exim. Same as &$exim_version$&, may be overridden
+by the &%exim_version%& main config option.
 
 .vitem &$warn_message_delay$&
 .vindex "&$warn_message_delay$&"
@@ -15344,6 +15347,14 @@ not also supplied, the gid is taken from the result of &[getpwnam()]& if it is
 used. See chapter &<<CHAPsecurity>>& for a discussion of security issues.
 
 
+.option exim_version main string "current version"
+.cindex "Exim version"
+.cindex customizing "version number"
+.cindex "version number of Exim" override
+This option allows to override the &$version_number$&/&$exim_version$& Exim reports in
+various places.  Use with care, this may fool stupid security scanners.
+
+
 .option extra_local_interfaces main "string list" unset
 This option defines network interfaces that are to be considered local when
 routing, but which are not used for listening by the daemon. See section
@@ -17565,7 +17576,7 @@ use when sending messages as a client, you must set the &%tls_certificate%&
 option in the relevant &(smtp)& transport.
 
 &*Note*&: If you use filenames based on IP addresses, change the list
-separator in the usual way (&<<SECTlistsepchange>>&) >to avoid confusion under IPv6.
+separator in the usual way (&<<SECTlistsepchange>>&) to avoid confusion under IPv6.
 
 &*Note*&: Under versions of OpenSSL preceding 1.1.1,
 when a list of more than one