While each work item in software is reflected in issues - version typically have significant critical role in the overall development process.

As indicated under #13387 - the version should be treated as a first class citizen in redmine.

Version should have the history - which provides for

Changes in the custom fields,¶

Allow for adding notes¶

Register when specific issues were moved in and out under the given version.¶

Additionally,

Also, many a times scope and reviews about specific done under meetings - so there should be some representation of capturing minutes-of-meeting (with timeline) under the version page.¶

Release notes, User documents, Testing documents etc. can be added specifically for each version.¶

This help version to be a able to capture the complete and more comprehensive (than issues) outline that will capture the development processes.