Versioning

In the spirit of not copying information to several places, the version history is kept as annotations of each release on the GitHub release page.

Version Number Format

Version numbers include up to 3 levels, for example version 13.0.2:

13 is the major version. It is increased when Butler SOS has added major new features, or in other ways changed in major ways.
If following this principle, breaking changes should always result in a bumped major version.

0 is the minor version. This indicates a smaller update, when one or a few minor features have been added.

2 is the patch level. When individual bugs are fixed, these are released with an increased patch level.

Note

• Major and minor updates usually include bug fixes too.
• If a version of 13.0 is mentioned, this implicitly means 13.0.0.

Semantic Versioning

Butler SOS follows semantic versioning principles, which means:

• Major version changes indicate breaking changes or significant new features
• Minor version changes indicate new features that are backwards compatible
• Patch version changes indicate bug fixes and minor improvements

Starting with Butler SOS 6.0, Release Please is used to automate version management and create release notes, ensuring consistent versioning across releases.