So, I just installed W3 and it states it is a dev build version 1.1.2.240907, whereas the current stable build should be 1.1.1.23 something.

And no, I don't have Beta channel enabled. I did take part in the official FIG backer beta back in the day though, but I think that was through Steam if I'm not completely mistaken.

your probably picked out by faith to use their latest version as a test subject.... or maybe your specific system is already rated as stable for that particular version , though i rather belief GoG is evil :)

Maybe the game code, saturated within the Googleverse of subsentient apps, has spontaneously evolved into atomic sentience …

:O

That reminds me of how Baldur's Gate was released as a debug build, because it was the only version that worked properly.