STRIDE Release Numbering

Release Number prototype ==> 2.1.xxyyz

Number Component	Meaning	Naming Rules	Revision Compatibility	Codename Key
2.1	Product number	set by marketing	None	STRIDE
xx	Major release number	Started with 01 for DStreet; incremented with each major release	No compatibility guarantees	01 -> DStreet 02 -> Moonlight 03 -> StoneSteps
yy	Minor release number	Starts with 01 for each major release; incremented if new features are added	May contain runtime changes and other non-backward compatible changes	01 -> Tower1 02 -> Tower2 … etc
z	Patch modifier	AlphaN – alpha releases; N is sequential from 1	No compatibility guarantees	Name is used directly as the Codename
		BetaN – beta releases; N is sequential from 1 a, b, c, etc. – general releases	Patch changes are backward and forward compatible: -bug fixes only -no runtime changes -no ssw changes After change, all derived artifacts should be recreated (database, generated code, etc.)

Example

Codename: STRIDE Moonlight Tower1 Beta1 => 2.1.0201Beta1