From 4d290a6be4b5abaa6c2c0141bbb4f7d9ff44092b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Micha=C5=82=20Pawlik?= <majk-p@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2025 21:35:52 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Explain version choice on download page

---
 _layouts/download.html | 12 +++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/_layouts/download.html b/_layouts/download.html
index 6616e3f6a..a11038dda 100644
--- a/_layouts/download.html
+++ b/_layouts/download.html
@@ -75,7 +75,17 @@ <h2>Install Scala with <span style="font-weight: bold;">cs setup</span> (recomme
             </a>
           </div>
         </div>
-        <h2>Other ways to install Scala</h2>
+        
+	<div id="version-choice">
+          <h2>Which version of Scala should I choose?</h2>
+          <p>There are 2 distribution lines of Scala 3:</p>
+          <ul>
+            <li><strong>Scala Next</strong> - The <strong>default</strong> to be used by most users, containing the latest features, bug fixes and improvements.</li>
+            <li><strong>Scala LTS</strong> - Advised to be used for publishing <strong>libraries</strong>. (Some especially conservative users might also choose it over Scala Next.)</li>
+          </ul>
+        </div>
+        
+	<h2>Other ways to install Scala</h2>
         <div class="wrap">
           <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/download/all.html" class="btn-download dl-find-all">
             <i class="fa fa-list-ul"></i>

From ea2d658d04607f4c0fe78960f345908cddc080b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michal Pawlik <admin@michalp.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:56:52 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] render scala version on download page, improve layout

---
 _layouts/download.html | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/_layouts/download.html b/_layouts/download.html
index a11038dda..1a4f99f95 100644
--- a/_layouts/download.html
+++ b/_layouts/download.html
@@ -76,15 +76,32 @@ <h2>Install Scala with <span style="font-weight: bold;">cs setup</span> (recomme
           </div>
         </div>
         
-	<div id="version-choice">
+        <div id="version-choice">
+
+          {% for release in site.data.scala-releases %}
+            {% assign version_slice = release.version | slice: 0, 2 %}
+            {% if release.category == 'current_version' %}
+              {% if version_slice == '3.' %}
+                {% unless release.title contains "LTS" %}
+                  {% assign scala_next_release = release %}
+                {% endunless %}
+                {% if release.title contains "LTS" %}
+                  {% assign scala_lts_release = release %}
+                {% endif %}
+              {% endif %}
+            {% endif %}
+          {% endfor %}
+
+
           <h2>Which version of Scala should I choose?</h2>
           <p>There are 2 distribution lines of Scala 3:</p>
-          <ul>
-            <li><strong>Scala Next</strong> - The <strong>default</strong> to be used by most users, containing the latest features, bug fixes and improvements.</li>
-            <li><strong>Scala LTS</strong> - Advised to be used for publishing <strong>libraries</strong>. (Some especially conservative users might also choose it over Scala Next.)</li>
+          <ul style="list-style-type: disc; padding: 10px;">
+            <li><strong>Scala Next</strong> currently {{ scala_next_release.version }} - The <strong>default</strong> to be used by most users, containing the latest features, bug fixes and improvements.</li>
+            <li><strong>Scala LTS</strong> currently {{ scala_lts_release.version }} - Advised to be used for publishing <strong>libraries</strong>.</li>
           </ul>
         </div>
         
+        
 	<h2>Other ways to install Scala</h2>
         <div class="wrap">
           <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/download/all.html" class="btn-download dl-find-all">