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The essential components of a version label are:
Semantic versioning means attaching meaning to a version label. The version label is used to communicate how the piece of software it is attached to changed in relation to other versions of the same piece of software.
 
The essential components of a semantic versioning-compliant version label are:


  <''major''>.<''minor''>.<''patch''>[-''pre-release-label''][+''build-metadata'']
  <''major''>.<''minor''>.<''patch''>[-''pre-release-label''][+''build-metadata'']

Revision as of 19:57, 3 January 2020

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Overview

Semantic versioning means attaching meaning to a version label. The version label is used to communicate how the piece of software it is attached to changed in relation to other versions of the same piece of software.

The essential components of a semantic versioning-compliant version label are:

<major>.<minor>.<patch>[-pre-release-label][+build-metadata]

Concepts

Major Version

Minor Version

Patch

Pre-Release Version

Build Metadata

Version Lock

Version Promiscuity

Versioned Artifact Immutability

https://semver.org/#spec-item-3

Version Precedence

Operations

When to Increment Patch Number

When to Increment Minor Number

When to Increment Major Number

Grammar