The version and build number of this implementation.
Version numbers for a release are of the form: w.x.y, where:
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w - the major version number of the release. This number should
start at 1. Typically, a bump in the major version number
signifies that the release breaks backwards compatibility
with some older release.
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x - minor version number. This number starts at 0. A bump in
the minor version number signifies a release that has significant
new functionality.
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y - minor-minor version number number. This number starts at 0. A
bump in the minor-minor version number signifies that new bug
fixes have been added to the build.
For example, the following are all valid version strings:
- 1.1.2
- 1.3.5-SNAPSHOT
- 4.7.1-M2