1 files changed, 28 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/leap/util/__init__.py b/src/leap/util/__init__.py
index 93eb714d..f39b52e9 100644
--- a/src/leap/util/__init__.py
+++ b/src/leap/util/__init__.py
@@ -20,10 +20,38 @@ Initializes version and app info, plus some small and handy functions.
 import datetime
 import os
 
+from pkg_resources import parse_version
+
+
+def _is_release_version(version):
+    """
+    Helper to determine whether a version is a final release or not.
+    The release needs to be of the form: w.x.y.z containing only numbers
+    and dots.
+
+    :param version: the version string
+    :type version: str
+    :returns: if the version is a release version or not.
+    :rtype: bool
+    """
+    parsed_version = parse_version(version)
+    not_number = 0
+    for x in parsed_version:
+        try:
+            int(x)
+        except:
+            not_number += 1
+
+    return not_number == 1
+
+
 __version__ = "unknown"
+IS_RELEASE_VERSION = False
+
 try:
     from leap._version import get_versions
     __version__ = get_versions()['version']
+    IS_RELEASE_VERSION = _is_release_version(__version__)
     del get_versions
 except ImportError:
     #running on a tree that has not run