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     - [General Syntax](#general-syntax)
     - [General Command Line Options](#general-command-line-options)
     - [Random Numbers Options](#random-numbers-options)
+- [Versioning](#versioning)
 
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@@ -277,6 +278,22 @@ sysbench provides a number of algorithms to generate random numbers that are dis
 `--rand-pareto-h` | shape parameter for the Pareto distribution | 0.2
 `--rand-zipfian-exp` | shape parameter (theta) for the Zipfian distribution | 0.8`
 
+# Versioning
+
+For transparency and insight into its release cycle, and for striving to maintain backward compatibility, sysbench will be maintained under the Semantic Versioning guidelines as much as possible.
+
+Releases will be numbered with the following format:
+
+`<major>.<minor>.<patch>`
+
+And constructed with the following guidelines:
+
+* Breaking backward compatibility bumps the major (and resets the minor and patch)
+* New additions without breaking backward compatibility bumps the minor (and resets the patch)
+* Bug fixes and misc changes bumps the patch
+
+For more information on SemVer, please visit [http://semver.org/](http://semver.org/).
+
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