[GH-ISSUE #852] Should you use alpha/beta in a 0.y.z version? #5669

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GiteaMirror · 2026-06-15T12:11:10-05:00

GiteaMirror commented

2026-06-15 12:11:10 -05:00

Originally created by @katistix on GitHub (Jul 8, 2022).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/semver/semver/issues/852

I have a project currently on 0.2.2. After adding some features it will increment to 0.3.0, but the current available version is not complete. (To be more precise, it's an API where you can upload and delete files on a server) but right now you can only upload. I see the upload/remove as a SINGLE feature.

Can I release the current version under 0.3.0-alpha.1 to signal the fact that it is feature incomplete? Or is the alpha just for versions 1.0.0 and above?

Originally created by @katistix on GitHub (Jul 8, 2022). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/semver/semver/issues/852 I have a project currently on 0.2.2. After adding some features it will increment to 0.3.0, but the current available version is not complete. (To be more precise, it's an API where you can upload and delete files on a server) but right now you can only upload. I see the upload/remove as a SINGLE feature. Can I release the current version under 0.3.0-alpha.1 to signal the fact that it is feature incomplete? Or is the alpha just for versions 1.0.0 and above?

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@ljharb commented on GitHub (Jul 8, 2022):

Yes, you can.

@ljharb commented on GitHub (Jul 8, 2022): Yes, you can.

GiteaMirror commented

2026-06-15 12:11:12 -05:00

@katistix commented on GitHub (Jul 8, 2022):

Thanks

@katistix commented on GitHub (Jul 8, 2022): Thanks

GiteaMirror commented

2026-06-15 12:11:13 -05:00

@Nixinova commented on GitHub (Jul 8, 2022):

You can do whatever you want with pre-release tags. Pre/post-1.0 doesn't mean anything in this case.

@Nixinova commented on GitHub (Jul 8, 2022): You can do whatever you want with pre-release tags. Pre/post-1.0 doesn't mean anything in this case.

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Reference: github-starred/semver#5669