```ruby
module Netzke
  module Basepack
    module Version
      MAJOR = 0
      MINOR = 9
      PATCH = 0

      STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, PATCH].compact.join('.')
    end
  end
end
```

Add pre-release part to VERSION
user
```ruby
module Netzke
  module Basepack
    module Version
      MAJOR = 0
      MINOR = 9
      PATCH = 0
      PRE   = 'rc1'

      STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, PATCH, PRE].compact.join('.')
    end
  end
end
```
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