# ScyllaDB Versioning

ScyllaDB follows the `MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH` [semantic versioning](https://semver.org/):

* `MAJOR` versions contain significant changes in the product and may introduce incompatible API changes.
* `MINOR` versions introduce new features and improvements in a backward-compatible manner.
* `PATCH` versions have backward-compatible bug fixes.

**Examples**

ScyllaDB Open Source:

* `MAJOR` versions: 4.y, 5.y
* `MINOR` versions: 5.2.z, 5.4.z
* `PATCH` versions: 5.2.1, 5.2.2

ScyllaDB Enterprise:

* `MAJOR` versions: 2021.y.x, 2022.y.z
* `MINOR` versions: 2022.1.z, 2022.2.z
* `PATCH` versions: 2022.1.1, 2022.1.2