[GH-ISSUE #517] Question: how to name subsequent beta releases #3098

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GiteaMirror · 2026-04-25T17:22:41-05:00

GiteaMirror commented

2026-04-25 17:22:41 -05:00

Originally created by @tooomm on GitHub (May 20, 2019).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/semver/semver/issues/517

Hello, I'm not exactly sure about naming pre-releases, and want to make sure to follow the semver style correctly.

In the example for rule 11 it says 1.0.0-beta < 1.0.0-beta.2
So do I have to skip -beta.1 because -beta implies that and I go on with -beta.2 directly?
Is there a rule at all? Because for alpha the example says 1.0.0-alpha < 1.0.0-alpha.1

Could I start with -beta.1 as well and skip -beta?

I'm a bit confused on how to do it right. :)

Originally created by @tooomm on GitHub (May 20, 2019). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/semver/semver/issues/517 Hello, I'm not exactly sure about naming pre-releases, and want to make sure to follow the semver style correctly. In the example for rule 11 it says `1.0.0-beta < 1.0.0-beta.2` So do I have to skip *-beta.1* because *-beta* implies that and I go on with *-beta.2* directly? Is there a rule at all? Because for alpha the example says `1.0.0-alpha < 1.0.0-alpha.1` Could I start with *-beta.1* as well and skip *-beta*? I'm a bit confused on how to do it right. :)

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2026-04-25 17:22:44 -05:00

@runeimp commented on GitHub (May 20, 2019):

@tooomm It's up to you how you name your pre-releases. It just needs to be sortable numerically if if it's number based pre-release version label or lexically (alphabetically) if it's a character or mixed character and number string. The alpha, beta, etc. is just a common example.

@runeimp commented on GitHub (May 20, 2019): @tooomm It's up to you how you name your pre-releases. It just needs to be sortable numerically if if it's number based pre-release version label or lexically (alphabetically) if it's a character or mixed character and number string. The alpha, beta, etc. is just a common example.

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2026-04-25 17:22:44 -05:00

@tooomm commented on GitHub (May 20, 2019):

Ok. Thank you.

So alpha < beta < beta.2 < beta.3 is totally fine 👍

@tooomm commented on GitHub (May 20, 2019): Ok. Thank you. So alpha < beta < beta.2 < beta.3 is totally fine 👍

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2026-04-25 17:22:45 -05:00

@jwdonahue commented on GitHub (Aug 16, 2019):

So do I have to skip -beta.1 because -beta implies that and I go on with -beta.2 directly?

The example simply pointed out that tags with fewer dotted separated fields sort lower than tags with more dot separated fields. So: alpha < beta < beta.1 < beta.2 < beta.3.

Unless you have further questions, please close this thread at your earliest possible convenience.

@jwdonahue commented on GitHub (Aug 16, 2019): > So do I have to skip -beta.1 because -beta implies that and I go on with -beta.2 directly? The example simply pointed out that tags with fewer dotted separated fields sort lower than tags with more dot separated fields. So: alpha < beta < beta.1 < beta.2 < beta.3. Unless you have further questions, please close this thread at your earliest possible convenience.

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Reference: github-starred/semver#3098