# version.ReleaseVersion.major

- **Module:** version.ReleaseVersion
- **Package:** libtmux
- **Language:** Rust
- **Kind:** method
- **Source:** https://github.com/libtmux/libtmux-rs/blob/f0e37052c232636b61d095817046e6bfc8f2ca40/crates/libtmux/src/version.rs#L249
- **Page:** https://libtmux.org/en/rs/latest/reference/version-releaseversion-major/

```
version.ReleaseVersion.major(self) -> u16
```

Return the major release number.

## Example

```rust
use libtmux::{ReleaseSuffix, ReleaseVersion};

let release = ReleaseVersion::new(3, 7, ReleaseSuffix::FINAL);
assert_eq!(release.major(), 3);
```