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Semantic Versioning

Source: semver.org

Given a version number MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH, increment the:

  1. MAJOR version when you make incompatible API changes.
  2. MINOR version when you add functionality in a backward compatible manner.
  3. PATCH version when you make backward compatible bug fixes

Additional labels for pre-release and build metadata are available as extensions to the MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH format.

Example:
Minecraft uses something similar as well.