[GH-ISSUE #756] Follow RFC 8174 which updated RFC 2119 #2235

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opened 2026-04-20 10:14:53 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 2 comments
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Originally created by @OnceThenEver on GitHub (Sep 27, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/semver/semver/issues/756

In RFC 2119

The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119.

In RFC 8174

The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL
NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED",
"MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as
described in BCP 14 [RFC2119] [RFC8174] when, and only when, they
appear in all capitals, as shown here.
Originally created by @OnceThenEver on GitHub (Sep 27, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/semver/semver/issues/756 In [RFC 2119](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/pdfrfc/rfc2119.txt.pdf) ``` The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119. ``` In [RFC 8174](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/pdfrfc/rfc8174.txt.pdf) ``` The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in BCP 14 [RFC2119] [RFC8174] when, and only when, they appear in all capitals, as shown here. ```
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@Shago277903 commented on GitHub (Nov 23, 2021):

Comint about the RFC version 2119
@JoseSantiagoSi8

https://github.com/semver/semver/issues/756#issuecomment-976859427

<!-- gh-comment-id:976859427 --> @Shago277903 commented on GitHub (Nov 23, 2021): Comint about the RFC version 2119 @JoseSantiagoSi8 https://github.com/semver/semver/issues/756#issuecomment-976859427
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@dkg commented on GitHub (Mar 29, 2022):

See also #815

<!-- gh-comment-id:1082092439 --> @dkg commented on GitHub (Mar 29, 2022): See also #815
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Reference: github-starred/semver#2235