> We do major version bumps on a yearly cycle and people get stuck on 8 year old versions and won't upgrade We do the same thing and have the exact same experi

> We do major version bumps on a yearly cycle and people get stuck on 8 year old versions and won't upgrade We do the same thing and have the exact same experience, unfortunately. Software is a messy business and it's hard to apply strict rules to human process. I think ultimately SemVer can be used to to accurately communicate if you, a user, are safe to upgrade between versions if applied strictly. Whether or not your users will (or be happy about it) is another ballgame.