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class method

Gem.latest_version_for

latest_version_for(name)

# File tmp/rubies/ruby-3.0.5/lib/rubygems.rb, line 873
def self.latest_version_for(name)
  spec = latest_spec_for name
  spec and spec.version
end

Returns the version of the latest release-version of gem name

See also .latest_spec_for .load_env_plugins .latest_rubygems_version .load_path_insert_index also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1