*
     * @param versionString the version string to check
     * @return whether fetching git tags is required
     */
    @VisibleForTesting
    static boolean needsGitTags(String versionString) {
        if (versionString.endsWith(".0") || versionString.endsWith(".0-SNAPSHOT") || versionString.endsWith(".0-alpha1")) {
            return false;
        }