But often times the later iterations have more polish, but lack certain exploits and charm that make certain people like the alpha version. Moreover, the release product may still be just as buggy if development is closed due to political pressures or other constraints, leaving the final release as more of a “beta” version where the end user must report bugs to constantly be pathched even though they knew of many of the bugs before closing dev. It’s best to not worry much about the version unless you are aware of bugs that may cause a security risk or critical failure in your application, or when troubleshooting. Instead focus on creating the best product you know how. Often the process alone teaches you things you would have implemented earlier if only you knew how. Keep development open and just review code changes and feedback from the user base. You don’t need to beat a deadline, it’s a moving target.
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