Versioning

Versioning helps developers track and document changes made to the software over time, making it easier to identify when and why a specific change was introduced. Versioning enables developers to revert to a previous version of the software if a bug or issue is introduced in a newer version. It also helps communicate updates and changes to users, making it clear which features or fixes are included in a specific release.

Semantic Versioning

Semantic versioning is s one of the most common and widely used versioning systems in software development. Semantic versioning (https://semver.org/) follows the format of:

MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH

,where

• MAJOR: Major is incremented for breaking changes that break backward compatibility
• MINOR: Minor is incremented for backward-compatible functionality additions.
• PATCH: Patch is Incremented for backward-compatible bug fixes.

Example:

• 1.0.0: Initial stable release
• 1.0.1: Bug fixes
• 1.1.0: New features, backward-compatible
• 2.0.0: Breaking changes

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Further reading

• https://semver.org/
• https://docs.npmjs.com/about-semantic-versioning