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Example Workflow

  1. Initial Development Phase

    Start with version 0.1.0.

  2. First Stable Release

    Reach a stable release: 1.0.0.

  3. Subsequent Changes

    Patch Release: A bug fix is needed for 1.0.0. Update to 1.0.1.

    Minor Release: A new, backward-compatible feature is added to 1.0.3. Update to 1.1.0.

    Major Release: A significant change that is not backward-compatible is introduced in 1.2.2. Update to 2.0.0.

  4. Special Versions and Pre-releases

    Pre-release Versions: 1.0.0-alpha, 1.0.0-beta, 1.0.0-rc.1. Build Metadata: 1.0.0+20130313144700.