Git · Junior · Question 69 of 75

What is semantic versioning (`MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH`)?

1Bump each part by the number of commits since the last release
✓Correct answer: Bump MAJOR for breaking changes, MINOR for features, PATCH for fixes
3MAJOR is the year, MINOR the month and PATCH the day

Explanation

SemVer tells users what to expect from an upgrade. Release tags like v2.4.1 usually follow it, and tools can bump versions from commit messages.

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