Bumping Version

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  1. Informal shorthand for increasing a version number, usually during a release or dependency update. In developer slang, 'just bump the version' can make a change sound smaller than the compatibility and release work it actually implies.

    In plain English: Raising a version number for a package or release.

    Example: "They thought they were only bumping version, but the new major release also changed defaults that rippled through every downstream service."

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