Rust's version numbering is semver-based and will remain so. The year-based scheme is for epochs, which are mostly orthogonal to versions (each new epoch will r

Rust's version numbering is semver-based and will remain so. The year-based scheme is for epochs, which are mostly orthogonal to versions (each new epoch will require the latest version, but each new version will support every existing epoch). Rust does follow a time-based release schedule, though (a new stable release every six weeks), and it does have many of those advantages.