Partial Semantic Versioning Versioning

Identifier

semver-partial

References

• https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/components/#partial-semantic-versions

Ranges/Constraints

✅ Ranges are supported.

Valid rangeStrategy values are: pin, replace

Description

Renovate's Partial Semantic Versioning supports partial version numbers that resolve to the latest matching full version, following Semantic Versioning 2.0 conventions.

This versioning is used by GitLab CI/CD Components to allow specifying incomplete version numbers that automatically resolve to the latest version matching that pattern. This enables you to receive updates within a specific version range without specifying the full version.

Version Resolution:

• 1.2 → Selects the latest 1.2.* version
• 1 → Selects the latest 1.*.* version
• ~latest → Selects the latest released version

Example:

Given available versions: 1.0.0, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.2.0, 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.1.0:

• 1 resolves to 1.2.0
• 1.1 resolves to 1.1.1
• ~latest resolves to 2.1.0

Pre-release Handling:

Pre-release versions (e.g., 1.0.1-rc, 2.0.0-beta) are not selected by partial versions. You must specify the full version to match a pre-release.

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