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When developing an add-on, I write bl_info as follows. 

bl_info = {
    "name": "test_bl_info",
    "author": "taichi",
    "version": (1, 0),
    "blender": (2, 80, 0),
    "location": "3DView",
    "description": "test",
    "warning": "",
    "support": "COMMUNITY",
    "wiki_url": "",
    "tracker_url": "",
    "category": "Object"
}

And I distribute add-ons to users.

But will users have to rewrite this bl_info every time a new version of blender comes out?

Is there any way that bl_info is automatically rewritten according to the Blender version that the user is using?

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    $\begingroup$ I would recommend keep at the minimum requirement, only change when required. eg API change, new feature... $\endgroup$
    – batFINGER
    Commented Nov 15, 2019 at 9:09

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The Blender version in the bl_info should indicate the version of Blender it was written for. Future releases of Blender may change the API and the version information can be used to perform a simple check whether the add-on may work with the Blender release. Blender 2.8x already displays a warning when an add-on with blender lower than (2, 80, 0) is installed. Automatically updating the value of blender would therefore defeat its purpose.

Warning in preferences

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