# Version Numbering

## Version Numbers <a href="#version-numbers" id="version-numbers"></a>

Frends use [semantic versioning](https://semver.org/) for releases.

Frends can have major, minor and service releases. A release is deemed a major release if it contains a big enough overreaching change, or it is deemed that multiple minor releases combined have changed the product's functionality enough to warrant a major release.

Minor releases are the main type of release for Frends. Minor release always requires both the update of the Core (UI and Log Service) and the Agents. The UI will notify the users of Agents not updated to match the Core.

Frends version is denoted by three numbers, for example in version 5.3.1 5 is the major version, 3 is a minor version and 1 is the service release. So, in other words, it is the first service release to the 3rd minor version update to the major version 5.

## Rollout of updates

All releases are rolled out gradually starting with demo/internal instances.

Customers are notified in advance of planned updates. Scheduling options vary by service tier as specified in the Terms of Service.

For version updates in hybrid installations, the customer is responsible for updating their Self-Hosted Agents after Frends Core and the Frends Cloud Agents have been updated.

Service releases can be deployed without actions from the Tenants on \*frendsapp.com, even in a hybrid environment, as they only affect the Frends Core.


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