Require usage of major, minor, and patch Semantic Versioning for managing change.
Semantic Versioning
Strategies
API Versioning Follows a Defined Standard
All APIs must follow a defined versioning strategy, whether semantic versioning or date-based versioning, with clear policies for how versions are communicated, how consumers are migrated, and how ...
Breaking Changes Are Prevented or Carefully Managed
All changes to APIs must be evaluated for breaking impact before release, with breaking changes requiring explicit approval, version increments, migration guides, and proactive consumer communicati...
Lifecycle
tag Versioning Define
APIs change, and how you version is how you keep faith with the people who depend on you. I decide my versioning and compatibility strategy at the beginning, not after I have already broken someone...
