Major Version

Definitions

1. The highest-order number in a versioning scheme, typically used to signal breaking changes or major shifts in compatibility under semantic versioning conventions. Moving to a new major version often implies migration work for downstream users.

   In plain English: The part of a version number that usually signals large or breaking changes.

   Example: "The major version bump reflected API removals that would break older integrations unless clients updated first."

Related Terms

• GitHub Release
• Minor Version
• Package Publishing
• Point Release
• Release Cadence
• Release Checklist
• Release Cycle
• Release Strategy
• Rolling Release
• Stable Release
• Version Bump
• Version Policy
• Versioning Strategy
• Application Version
• Code Version
• Package Version
• Release Tag