Modification date of versions?

When working on a particularly important image or one that I'm just fussy about, I end up with multiple versions and sometimes multiple versions of versions (using different adjustments, different versions of Dodge and Burn (wish it was reversible/editable), versions with Viveza, etc.
Does Aperture record the "last modified" date/time for each version AND can that be shown in the Metadata view?
Thanks.

I'm a new Aperture user myself but I don't think the dates/times of modifications are captured. However, the "Version Name" is updated with an ever-increasing version <number> appended to the end of the basic File Name every time you make a modification.
Hopefully someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't recall seeing the info being available in Aperture's available menus. Not to say though that someone hasn't written an Aperture-compatible AppleScript to pull that data out.
As I get more familiar with the app, AppleScripts and Plug-Ins are on my agenda to start exploring to speed up the workflow.

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