<major>.<minor>.<patch>.<identifier>
• Major: The major version number. Signifies major changes in the implementation.
• Minor: The minor version number. Signifies functional changes to a major version.
• Patch: The patch version number. Signifies a binary compatible change to a minor version.
• Identifier: The identifier. Identifies the level of the quality of the release.
• Final: Stable release
• CR: Candidate for Release quality,NOT production quality. A Candidate for Release is considered functional complete and candidate for being promoted to a Final release.The exit criteria for a Candidate for Release release is that all test suites are passing.
• Beta: Beta quality. The implementation is almost functional complete.
• Alpha: Alpha quality. The implementation is a snapshot of the development.