What Is a Version Bump Strategy?
A version bump strategy is the policy governing how a release advances its version number. Under semantic versioning, breaking changes bump the major, backward-compatible features bump the minor, and fixes bump the patch. Some pipelines derive the bump automatically from structured commit messages.
Why it matters
A consistent bump strategy communicates the risk of upgrading at a glance and drives automated tooling like changelog and tag generation. Deriving it from commits removes guesswork and human error.
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