semver.md

Semver

http://ricostacruz.com/cheatsheets/semver.html

Given a version number MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH:

-MAJOR = incompatible API changes.
-MINOR = add functionality. (backwards-compatible)
-PATCH = bug fixes. (backwards-compatible)

Simple ranges

  1.2.3
 =1.2.3
 >1.2.3
 <1.2.3
>=1.2.3

Note that suffixed versions (1.2.3-rc1) are not matched.

Ranges

~1.2.3    : is >=1.2.3 <1.3.0

^1.2.3    : is >=1.2.3 <2.0.0
^0.2.3    : is >=0.2.3 <0.3.0   (0.x.x is special)
^0.0.1    : is  =0.0.1          (0.0.x is special)

^1.2      : is >=1.2.0 <2.0.0   (like ^1.2.0)
~1.2      : is >=1.2.0 <1.3.0   (like ~1.2.0)

^1        : is >=1.0.0 <2.0.0
~1        : same
 1.x      : same
 1.*      : same
 1        : same

*         : any version
x         : same

Pre-releases

1.2.3-prerelease+build

Explanation

• ^ means “compatible with”
• ~ means “reasonably close to”
• 0.x.x is for “initial development”
• 1.x.x means public API is defined