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VERSIONS: refreshed 

We always use the patch number these days: all releases are
"major.minor.patch"
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@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Version Numbers and Releases
============================
Curl is not only curl. Curl is also libcurl. They're actually individually
versioned, but they mostly follow each other rather closely.
versioned, but they usually follow each other closely.
The version numbering is always built up using the same system:
@ -15,22 +15,21 @@ Version Numbers and Releases
## Bumping numbers
One of these numbers will get bumped in each new release. The numbers to the
right of a bumped number will be reset to zero. If Z is zero, it may not be
included in the version number.
right of a bumped number will be reset to zero.
The main version number will get bumped when *really* big, world colliding
changes are made. The release number is bumped when changes are performed or
things/features are added. The patch number is bumped when the changes are
mere bugfixes.
It means that after release 1.2.3, we can release 2.0 if something really big
has been made, 1.3 if not that big changes were made or 1.2.4 if mostly bugs
were fixed.
It means that after release 1.2.3, we can release 2.0.0 if something really
big has been made, 1.3.0 if not that big changes were made or 1.2.4 if only
bugs were fixed.
Bumping, as in increasing the number with 1, is unconditionally only
affecting one of the numbers (except the ones to the right of it, that may be
set to zero). 1 becomes 2, 3 becomes 4, 9 becomes 10, 88 becomes 89 and 99
becomes 100. So, after 1.2.9 comes 1.2.10. After 3.99.3, 3.100 might come.
becomes 100. So, after 1.2.9 comes 1.2.10. After 3.99.3, 3.100.0 might come.
All original curl source release archives are named according to the libcurl
version (not according to the curl client version that, as said before, might