1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/django/utils/version.py b/django/utils/version.py
index 0d55808a8d..f73568bb9a 100644
--- a/django/utils/version.py
+++ b/django/utils/version.py
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ def get_complete_version(version=None):
     return version
 
 
+def get_docs_version(version=None):
+    version = get_complete_version(version)
+    if version[3] != 'final':
+        return 'dev'
+    else:
+        return '%d.%d' % version[:2]
+
+
 @lru_cache()
 def get_git_changeset():
     """Returns a numeric identifier of the latest git changeset.