add get_version endpoint (#249) #365

Job	Run time
Test against different Python versions (3.8, ubuntu-latest)	24s
Test against different Python versions (3.8, windows-latest)	1m 10s
Test against different Python versions (3.8, macos-latest)	54s
Test against different Python versions (3.9, ubuntu-latest)	25s
Test against different Python versions (3.9, windows-latest)	1m 41s
Test against different Python versions (3.9, macos-latest)	27s
Test against different Python versions (3.10, ubuntu-latest)	29s
Test against different Python versions (3.10, windows-latest)	1m 5s
Test against different Python versions (3.10, macos-latest)	23s
Test against different Python versions (3.11, ubuntu-latest)	29s
Test against different Python versions (3.11, windows-latest)	1m 14s
Test against different Python versions (3.11, macos-latest)	22s
Test against different Python versions (3.12, ubuntu-latest)	28s
Test against different Python versions (3.12, windows-latest)	1m 30s
Test against different Python versions (3.12, macos-latest)	24s
	11m 25s

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