`native.bazel_version` is not documented
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Description
### Description of the bug:
https://bazel.build/rules/lib/toplevel/native doesn't mention a field called `bazel_version`, but https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/blob/master/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/packages/WorkspaceFactory.java#L360 populates it, and the `bazel_features` module [relies](https://github.com/bazel-contrib/bazel_features/blob/24b019d9385548c2daa9d329a466b66df5fde762/private/globals_repo.bzl#L22) on this API.
### Which category does this issue belong to?
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### What's the simplest, easiest way to reproduce this bug? Please provide a minimal example if possible.
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### Which operating system are you running Bazel on?
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### What is the output of `bazel info release`?
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### If `bazel info release` returns `development version` or `(@non-git)`, tell us how you built Bazel.
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### What's the output of `git remote get-url origin; git rev-parse HEAD` ?
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### If this is a regression, please try to identify the Bazel commit where the bug was introduced with bazelisk --bisect.
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### Have you found anything relevant by searching the web?
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Research direction
Compare the native API documentation at bazel.build/rules/lib/toplevel/native with the bazel_version population in src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/packages/WorkspaceFactory.java and its use in globals_repo.bzl. Locate the source that generates the native documentation, document bazel_version there, and verify that the published API page includes it.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- build-system, documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100