Semantic Versioning 2.0
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Semantic Versioning 2.0 is a scheme for specifying a software's version. As the de facto standard, this is widely used and established in all areas of software development. It offers a clear way of communicating changes over the lifetime of the software being developed.
Especially in large-scale projects with many components being dependent on each other, it is important to use unambiguous communication across teams.