Considering it's not visible here, I don't think we'll see it on the footer. In fact I don't think it even appears in the source anywhere.
Why do a lot of forum software put the version number in the footer? It means next to nothing to users in general, and doing it because "it's normal" isn't a good enough reason. The only place the version number should appear is in the admin control panel.
It would be a nice change if the version number didn't appear in the footer.