> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.vole.bot/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Versions

> [!NOTE]
>
> This screen is part of the Vole Bot package.

Every change to a strategy's code or settings creates a new **version**
rather than overwriting the last one. You'll find the version history on the
strategy's [detail page](https://help.vole.bot/en/strategy-manager/strategy-detail.md), under
**Version History**.

## What a version is

Each version is a snapshot: its own Pine Script code, its own change notes,
and its own record of who created it and when. A version also tracks how many
times it has been backtested and how many live trades have been made with it,
so you can see at a glance which versions actually got used.

Exactly one version per strategy is marked **ACTIVE** at any time. Anything
that runs the strategy without pinning a specific version — a new bot
instance, a fresh backtest — runs whichever version currently holds that
badge.

## Adding a version

**+ New Version** opens the same form used to create a strategy, pre-filled
with the current code so you can edit from there. You add change notes
describing what's different, and save.

## Activating a version

A version that isn't already active shows an **Activate** button. Activating
it moves the ACTIVE badge to that version, which changes what "the strategy"
means for anything that isn't pinned to a specific version going forward.

Because that can affect bots that are already trading, activating a version
that would touch live instances opens a confirmation window first. It lists
which instances are actually affected before you confirm — an instance that
was itself pinned to a specific version keeps running that version regardless
of which one is marked ACTIVE, so the confirmation only calls out the
instances that would actually change. If there's nothing live to affect, the
version activates immediately with no extra step.


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