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Most software that goes beyond small scripts has some sort of version number scheme. Very popular seems to be the Semantic Versioning schema as described by Tom Preston-Werner on a dedicated website. Let me quote the summary he gives there: Given a version number MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH, increment the: MAJOR version when you make incompatible API changes, MINOR version when you add functionality in a backwards compatible manner, and PATCH version when you make backwards compatible bug fixes. [Read More]