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+# Implements hack/lib/version.sh's kube::version::ldflags() for Bazel.
+def version_x_defs():
+  # This should match the list of packages in kube::version::ldflag
+  stamp_pkgs = [
+      "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/version",
+      # In hack/lib/version.sh, this has a vendor/ prefix. That isn't needed here?
+      "k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version",
+      ]
+  # This should match the list of vars in kube::version::ldflags
+  # It should also match the list of vars set in hack/print-workspace-status.sh.
+  stamp_vars = [
+      "buildDate",
+      "gitCommit",
+      "gitMajor",
+      "gitMinor",
+      "gitTreeState",
+      "gitVersion",
+  ]
+  # Generate the cross-product.
+  x_defs = {}
+  for pkg in stamp_pkgs:
+    for var in stamp_vars:
+      x_defs["%s.%s" % (pkg, var)] = "{%s}" % var
+  return x_defs