Version Bump

Definitions

1. A change that increments a project’s own version number or updates the version of a dependency it uses. Version bumps can be mechanically simple but operationally important because they affect compatibility, packaging, and release behavior.

   In plain English: An update to a software version number, either for the project itself or one of its dependencies.

   Example: "The patch looked tiny, but the version bump triggered a full downstream rebuild across three package repositories."

Related Terms

• GitHub Release
• Major Version
• Minor Version
• Point Release
• Release Cycle
• Release Strategy
• Rolling Release
• Version Policy
• Versioning Strategy
• Update Hell
• Application Version
• Package Version
• Release Tag
• Upstream Bug
• Upstream Merge