Compiler version "dirty"

[JN]

On Tuesday, 9 March 2021 at 01:36:18 UTC, Paul Backus wrote:
> On Monday, 8 March 2021 at 22:29:58 UTC, Q. Schroll wrote:
>> When I enter `dmd --version`, it says:
>>   DMD64 D Compiler v2.095.1-dirty
>> What should the "dirty" mean? To me, it seems looks something 
>> went wrong somewhere.
>
> It means someone made a mistake when preparing the release. 
> Probably harmless.

v2.096.1 also reports as -dirty