Not getting just the version number, getting the markdown formatting only.
#!/bin/bash
# shellcheck disable=SC2086
# Created by Paul A. Gureghian in May 2020. #
# This Bash shell script copies certain files from a source directory to a build directory. #
# Start script. #
# Welcome. #
echo "Welcome. Beginning build."
firstline=$(head -n 1 source/changelog.md)
read -a splitfirstline <<< $firstline
echo $splitfirstline