During October 2025, Jihong Qian refactored the package version retrieval logic for the NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra repository, focusing on improving reliability and maintainability. He replaced the previous subprocess-based approach in get_package_version with Python’s importlib.metadata, reducing external process overhead and streamlining the function’s signature. By updating the return type to Optional[str], he ensured more robust handling of missing package versions downstream. This work leveraged his skills in Python, package management, and software refactoring, resulting in faster and more dependable version lookups. The depth of the change addressed both performance and code clarity, enhancing the maintainability of the packaging workflow.