[WIP] Versioning improvements

| Q                   | A
| ------------------- | ---
| Bug fix?            | ?
| New feature?        | N
| BC breaks?          | ?
| Tests pass?         | ? 
| Scenarios pass?     | ?
| Checkstyle issues?  | N
| Changelog updated?  | N
| Fixed tickets       | PIM-2448
| Doc PR              | ~