[RESEARCH] npm/version: semantic versioning

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topic : understanding semantic version with tilde(~) and caret(^)

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~version “Approximately equivalent to version”, will update you to all future patch versions, without incrementing the minor version. ~1.2.3 will use releases from 1.2.3 to <1.3.0.

^version “Compatible with version”, will update you to all future minor/patch versions, without incrementing the major version. ^2.3.4 will use releases from 2.3.4 to <3.0.0.

^0.8.0 // from 0.8.0 to < 0.9.0

reference

• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22343224/whats-the-difference-between-tilde-and-caret-in-package-json