From fef39ec26c5c96c6da14054ada2947b0beff3f2d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Minsu Lee Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:46:49 +0900 Subject: [PATCH] docs: note pre-1.0 versioning policy in CONTRIBUTING --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 5262243..a36df78 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ deno test # run the test suite We follow [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/): `type(scope): subject`, where `type` is one of `feat`, `fix`, `docs`, `refactor`, `test`, `chore`, etc. Breaking changes include a `BREAKING CHANGE:` footer. Versioning and the changelog are generated automatically from these messages, so accurate types matter. +## Versioning + +OpenHWP is pre-1.0. While the major version is `0`, behavior and APIs may change between releases. [release-please](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please) derives the next version from Conventional Commits: a `feat` bumps the minor, a `fix` bumps the patch, and — because the project is still `0.x` — a breaking change bumps the minor rather than the major. We cut `1.0.0` intentionally, not automatically. + ## Pull requests External contributions start with an issue or a discussion, not a PR. If a