Query regarding the error 'You MUST include the AVERAGE-BANDWIDTH' in media stream validator

When i validated the hls playlist with media stream validator, received the below error You MUST include the AVERAGE-BANDWIDTH

As referred to in the Apple specification, the AVERAGE-BANDWIDTH attribute has been introduced in the HLS protocol version 7 onwards only, but we have received this error (in media stream validator) for playlists that have the HLS protocol versions 3, 5, and 6 (mostly for all the playlist versions) also. This looks contradictory between apple spec and media stream validator result.

Could you kindly review and clarify?

Referred specifications: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/http-live-streaming/about-the-ext-x-version-tag https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-pantos-http-live-streaming-14

Query regarding the error 'You MUST include the AVERAGE-BANDWIDTH' in media stream validator
 
 
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