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Update description of TensorFlow versioning policy.
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## Semantic versioning 2.0
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TensorFlow follows Semantic Versioning 2.0 ([semver](http://semver.org)) for its
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public API. Each release version of TensorFlow has the form `MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH`.
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For example, TensorFlow version 1.2.3 has `MAJOR` version 1, `MINOR` version 2,
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and `PATCH` version 3. Changes to each number have the following meaning:
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TensorFlow mostly follows Semantic Versioning 2.0 ([semver](http://semver.org))
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for its public API. Each release version of TensorFlow has the form
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`MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH`. For example, TensorFlow version 1.2.3 has `MAJOR` version
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1, `MINOR` version 2, and `PATCH` version 3. Changes to each number have the
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following meaning:
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* **MAJOR**: Potentially backwards incompatible changes. Code and data that
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worked with a previous major release will not necessarily work with the new
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data that worked with a previous minor release *and* which depends only on the
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non-experimental public API will continue to work unchanged. For details on
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what is and is not the public API, see [What is covered](#what_is_covered).
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Note that TensorFlow sometimes makes breaking changes in new minor releases,
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where the impact is expected to be minor. For examples of these kinds of
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changes, see the "Breaking Changes" sections for past minor releases at
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https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases.
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* **PATCH**: Backwards compatible bug fixes.
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