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+# Release policy
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+We release new versions of this project under the rules of [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
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+A new beta version shall be released roughly every two weeks. In urgent cases it might happen in quicker succession.
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+Each beta release gets roughly 7 days to be tested. If during that time no issues arise, the version is promoted to a final release.
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+If issues in a beta release are found they are treated with higher priority, and fixes for those issues are published in a new beta release with increased version number. For the former beta release version number no final release gets published. (We don't do multiple beta releases, or release candidates, for a version number.)
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