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title: >
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Semantic versioning
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pubDate: 2023-05-19
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permalink: >-
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archive/2023/05/19/semantic-versioning
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tags:
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- software-development
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---
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The version number of a release is a key indicator of whether it’s compatible with existing code.
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Semantic versioning is a popular approach used by Drupal core, and many contributed modules, themes and distributions.
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It uses version numbers like 1.0.0 to show the major, minor and patch versions.
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If the second or third number changes, e.g. 1.1.0 or 1.0.1, the release contains new backwards-compatible features or fixes, so it’s safe to update.
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If the first number changes, e.g. 2.0.0, the release is not backwards compatible and contains breaking changes that you’ll need to review and update your code accordingly.
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