def _resolve_minikube_version(minikube_version):
if minikube_version:
version = StrictVersion(minikube_version[1:])
version.org = minikube_version
else:
data = _get_release_data()
try:
original_version = data["name"]
version = StrictVersion(original_version[1:])
version.org = original_version
except KeyError:
raise MinikubeError("Found no name in JSON for latest release of minikube")
return version
