Version format of X.Y.Z (Major.Minor.Patch).
Semantic versioning requires that versions with breaking changes must increment the major version number. For example, a library that removes a public function after its 3.5.8 release must bump its version to 4.0.0 in its next release.
For example, if your library has:
the version would be 1.2.3.
Semantic versions can also have alphanumeric qualifiers which are often used to denote release status.
An example of such a qualifier would be a version like “1.2.3-BETA” where BETA signals a stage of testing meaningful to consumers of a software component.