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An alternative to semver

Major.minor.patch-tag

Major - For large, compatibility-breaking changes.

Minor - For features and fixes that are backwards compatible, as well as breaking changes that are "minor".  This means breaking a small fraction of a large API, or breaking things that are simple to fix (like renaming a method, for example)

Patch - I only changed the bare minimum to fix an important bug or security issue

Tag - a string with project-defined semantics like "alpha", "beta", or "RC", that indicates that this isn't quite the final release of the version

How to use:

Lock on major.minor.* to get only security/critical bugfixes.  Good for production.  You should still run tests before updating though.

Lock on major.* to get fixes, features, and updates that are either free or fairly cheap to deploy.  Good for development.

Lock on * to get "strap in, this is going to be a fun ride" updates.  Good to update at the beginning of your large development sprint.