def get_sympy_short_version(version):
    """
    Get the short version of SymPy being released, not including any rc tags
    (like 0.7.3)
    """
    parts = version.split('.')
    # Remove rc tags
    # Handle both 1.0.rc1 and 1.1rc1
    if not parts[-1].isdigit():
        if parts[-1][0].isdigit():
            parts[-1] = parts[-1][0]
        else:
            parts.pop(-1)
    return '.'.join(parts)