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+#
+# This is intended to be included across the Makefiles provided within
+# a given transform's directory tree,  so must use compatible syntax.
+#
+################################################################################
+# This defines the name of the transform and is used to match against
+# expected files and is used to define the transform's image name. 
+TRANSFORM_NAME=data-prep-kit-transforms
+
+################################################################################
+# This defines the transforms' package version number as would be used
+# when publishing the wheel.  In general, only the micro version
+# number should be advanced relative to the DPK_VERSION. 
+#
+# If you change the versions numbers, be sure to run "make set-versions" to 
+# update version numbers across the transform (e.g., pyproject.toml).
+TRANSFORMS_PKG_VERSION=$(DPK_VERSION)