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Semantic Versioning Policy

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A versioning convention classifying agent changes as major (behaviour-breaking, e.g., model swap or prompt rewrite), minor (backward-compatible capability) or patch (fixes), with pre-release and build-metadata identifiers.

Responsibility. Encodes the risk class of an agent change in its version number.

Also known as: SemVer for agent artifacts

Direct neighbourhood (hover for relationship types)

Relationships

configures structural

Versioned Agent Release Ch4.4

constrains control

Stage Promotion Controller Ch4.4

Design guidance

SHOULD treat a foundation-model swap, prompt-architecture rewrite or tool-suite restructuring as a major version requiring migration planning and extensive testing.
MAY constrain automatic updates to minor/patch ranges within a major version to prevent accidental breaking upgrades.

Classification

Patterns: major.minor.patchPre-release identifiers (beta, rc)Build metadata (timestamp + commit SHA)Dependency range constraints

Sources

Ch4.4: T. Nguyen, "Performance Profiling and Optimization," in Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam, 1st ed. 2026, ch. 4.4. ISBN: 9798244538229.