return time.Parse(time.RFC3339, version)
}

// releaseTimeToReleaseTag - converts a time to a string formatted as
// an official MinIO release tag.
//
// An official minio release tag looks like:
// `RELEASE.2017-09-29T19-16-56Z`
func releaseTimeToReleaseTag(releaseTime time.Time) string {
	return "RELEASE." + releaseTime.Format(MinioReleaseTagTimeLayout)
}

	if err != nil {
		return
	}

	var older time.Duration
	var downloadURL string
	if lrTime.After(currentReleaseTime) {
		older = lrTime.Sub(currentReleaseTime)
		downloadURL = getDownloadURL(releaseTimeToReleaseTag(lrTime))
	}

	updateMsg := prepareUpdateMessage(downloadURL, older)
	if updateMsg == "" {
		return
	}