Software Release Version Numbering. However if the pre-release version is for an existing software package eg. We typically release minor Development releases monthly.
When you want to know if a version is newer than a different version you have to start reading from left to right. We release Development versions off of the current working main branch. But software version numbers even arbitrarily detailed programmer version numbers cant seem to avoid dates either.
Stick to a simple MAJORMINOR release system like v127 where MAJOR is the compatibility level version 2x is incompatible with or at least majorly different from version 1x and MINOR is your bugfix releases or minor enhancements.
The middle number 2 is called the minor version. BuildRelease Version Numbering Scheme. An alternative is to refer to pre-release versions as release candidates so that software packages which are soon to be released as a particular version may. When you want to know if a version is newer than a different version you have to start reading from left to right.