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→Version Numbers: Even vs odd minor version numbers
(Details on version numbers, when we release, and what we release) |
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Major version increases (e.g. 5.0) reflect large, visible, and/or breaking changes. These would include features being removed, interfaces being changed, dependencies being updated, significant UI changes, major new features, etc. | Major version increases (e.g. 5.0) reflect large, visible, and/or breaking changes. These would include features being removed, interfaces being changed, dependencies being updated, significant UI changes, major new features, etc. | ||
Minor version increases (e.g. 5. | Minor version increases (e.g. 5.2) reflect noncritical bugfixes, small new features, and other nonbreaking changes. These would include additions and/or backward-compatible changes to interfaces, support for new technologies or platforms, and general improvements and fixes. Note that official releases will always have an even-numbered minor version (e.g. 5.0, 5.2, 5.4); odd numbers are reserved for development releases. This applies only to the minor version number. | ||
Patch version increases (e.g. 5. | Patch version increases (e.g. 5.2.1) reflect critical fixes, such as to security or other severe bugs. | ||
== When to Release == | == When to Release == | ||