SemVer did not introduce major / minor / patch, that was standard usage in free and open source software for decades beforehand. Example from 20 years ago: >

SemVer did not introduce major / minor / patch, that was standard usage in free and open source software for decades beforehand. Example from 20 years ago: > The most popular version numbering scheme stems from the <major>.<minor>.<patchlevel> scheme — https://ask.slashdot.org/story/01/01/05/0054230/version-numbering-schemes https://ask.slashdot.org/story/01/01/05/0054230/version-numb... Example from 1997: > Python versions are numbered A.B.C or A.B. A is the major version number -- it is only incremented for major changes in functionality or source structure. B is the minor version number, incremented for less earth-shattering changes to a release. C is the patchlevel -- it is incremented for each new patch release. — https://web.archive.org/web/19970501012343/http://www.python.org:80/doc/FAQ.html#1.12 https://web.archive.org/web/19970501012343/http://www.python...