| Designation | Description | Characteristics | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| -alpha.N | Early development builds. | Potentially unstable, not for production use. May contain incomplete features. | 1.1.0-alpha.1 |
| -beta.N | Feature-complete builds undergoing testing. | **Suitable for testing environments. ** Feature-frozen, focusing on stability and bug fixes. | 1.1.0-beta.1 |
| -rc.N | Release Candidates. | Expected to be stable and production-ready. Only critical bug fixes applied before the final release. | 1.1.0-rc.1 |
Examples
Potential releases
- 1.0.0 → Initial stable release
- 1.0.1 → Patch with bug fixes
- 1.1.0-alpha.1 → Alpha for next minor
- 1.1.0-beta.1 → Beta for next minor
- 1.1.0-rc.1 → Release candidate
- 1.1.0 → Stable minor release
- 1.2.0 → Next minor release
- 2.0.0 → New major version