Posted on Jul 9 In this post, let's dive into npm versioning together and uncover its significance!🌟 npm Versioning Basics:1️⃣ Major Version (X.y.z): Signifies significant changes, often incompatible with previous versions.2️⃣ Minor Version (x.Y.z): Introduces new features while maintaining backward compatibility.3️⃣ Patch Version (x.y.Z): Reserved for bug fixes and minor updates, with no new features.🌟 Symbols:1️⃣ Tilde (~):~ allows Patch Updates and compatible bug fixes.Example: ~1.2.3 includes 1.2.4, 1.2.9, but not 1.3.0.2️⃣ Caret (^):^ includes minor and patch updates, including new features.Example: ^1.2.3 includes 1.2.4, 1.3.0, but not 2.0.0.🤔 So, how can we use this knowledge in our projects?1️⃣ If you're developing an open-source library:🌟 Increment the major version for breaking changes and major updates.🌟 Increment the minor version for introducing new features and enhancements while maintaining backward compatibility.🌟 Increment the patch version for bug fixes and minor updates that don't introduce new features.2️⃣ When using someone else's library.🌟 Use the ~ (tilde) symbol to allow patch updates and compatible bug fixes.🌟 Use the ^ (caret) symbol to allow minor and patch updates, including new features.🌟 Specify an exact version (without symbol) when you want to be precise about the dependency version used.Happy coding!Templates let you quickly answer FAQs or store snippets for re-use. Are you sure you want to hide this comment? It will become hidden in your post, but will still be visible via the comment's permalink. Hide child comments as well Confirm For further actions, you may consider blocking this person and/or reporting abuse Nitin Garg - Jul 9 Narek Babajanyan - Jul 9 k.goto - Jul 9 Keshav Kumar - Jul 9 Once suspended, ashwani3011 will not be able to comment or publish posts until their suspension is removed. Once unsuspended, ashwani3011 will be able to comment and publish posts again. Once unpublished, all posts by ashwani3011 will become hidden and only accessible to themselves. If ashwani3011 is not suspended, they can still re-publish their posts from their dashboard. Note: Once unpublished, this post will become invisible to the public and only accessible to ashwani3011. They can still re-publish the post if they are not suspended. Thanks for keeping DEV Community safe. Here is what you can do to flag ashwani3011: ashwani3011 consistently posts content that violates DEV Community's code of conduct because it is harassing, offensive or spammy. Unflagging ashwani3011 will restore default visibility to their posts. DEV Community — A constructive and inclusive social network for software developers. With you every step of your journey. Built on Forem — the open source software that powers DEV and other inclusive communities.Made with love and Ruby on Rails. DEV Community © 2016 - 2023. We're a place where coders share, stay up-to-date and grow their careers.