#!/bin/bash
s="VERSION : X.X.X
VERSION : X.X.X
VERSION : X.X.X
VERSION : X.X.X
VERSION : X.X.X
VERSION : X.X.X
VERSION : X.X.X
VERSION : X.X.X
VERSION : X.X.X
VERSION : X.X.X
VERSION : X.X.X
VERSION : X.X.X
VERSION : X.X.X
VERSION : 1.2.3
VERSION : X.X.X"
sed -n '14 s/VERSION *: *//p' <<< "$s"