Semantic Versioning

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Semantic Versioning (semver) is a method to build a meaningful version number. Each digit conveys meaning about the state of the underlying code. It's sometimes referred to as MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH format.

Given a version number MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH, increment the:

1. MAJOR version when you make incompatible API changes
2. MINOR version when you add functionality in a backward compatible manner
3. PATCH version when you make backward compatible bug fixes

Additional labels for pre-release and build metadata are available as extensions to the MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH format.

See Also

• "Pride Versioning" swaps the 3 digits for PROUD.DEFAULT.SHAME
• version
• versioning