--- title: Semantic Versioning (Semver) is flawed, and Downgrade CI... description: Semantic versioning (semver) is a versioning scheme for software that helps maintain compatibility. However, it has flaws in its definition of 'breaking'... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/semantic-versioning-semver-is-flawed-and-downgrade-ci-is-required-to-fix-it-j4af9r3rv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Semantic Versioning (Semver) is flawed, and Downgrade CI is required to fix it | daily.dev og:description: Semantic versioning (semver) is a versioning scheme for software that helps maintain compatibility. However, it has flaws in its definition of 'breaking'... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/semantic-versioning-semver-is-flawed-and-downgrade-ci-is-required-to-fix-it-j4af9r3rv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/J4af9R3RV.png og:image:alt: Semantic Versioning (Semver) is flawed, and Downgrade CI is required to fix it og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Semantic Versioning (Semver) is flawed, and Downgrade CI is required to fix it **[Julia Bloggers](https://daily.dev/sources/juliabl)** · 9 min read · 3 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Semantic versioning (semver) is a versioning scheme for software that helps maintain compatibility. However, it has flaws in its definition of 'breaking' changes and the effectiveness of current tooling in checking semver compatibility. Downgrade CI is a solution to address these flaws. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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