What is Semantic Versioning?

Semantic Versioning is a version-numbering convention of MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH, where a major bump signals a breaking change, a minor bump a backwards-compatible feature, and a patch bump a fix.

Primary sources

Specifications cited by the tools below whose own titles define Semantic Versioning.

Semantic Versioning 2.0.0semver.org

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Format ValidatorValidate emails, UUIDs, IP addresses, credit card numbers, IBANs and semver strings.Semantic Version CheckerTest versions against a range, sort by precedence, or compare two releases.

Related terms

Terms that appear alongside Semantic Versioning on the same tools.

Data validation
Luhn algorithm
UUID

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