Release types and versioning
There are three types of releases:
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Major - includes significant new features or enhancements to the product and are not backwards compatible.
releases two major versions of each year, which are generally available in mid-May and mid-November. When the major version becomes generally available, you can install the version in your sandbox and production environments.
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Minor - a superseding version of the product that includes small functionality updates and/or major defect fixes. It is made available between major releases and is backwards compatible with the major release that it is associated with.
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Point or Patch - a superseding version of the product that fixes major defects. It is made available between major releases and is backwards compatible with the major release that it is associated with.
assigns a unique version number to each release of the product. Version
numbers adhere to the Semantic Versioning format:
[Major].[Minor].[Point].