npm semantic version calculator

include everything that does not increment the first non-zero portion of semver

use the caret (aka hat) symbol, ^

examples:

^2.2.1
^0.1.0
^0.0.3

caret behavior is different for 0.x versions, for which it will only match patch versions.

include everything greater than a particular version in the same minor range

use the tilde symbol, ~

examples:

~2.2.0

specify a range of stable versions

use >, <, =, >= or <= for comparisons, or - to specify an inclusive range

examples:

>2.1
1.0.0 - 1.2.0

there must be spaces on either side of hyphens

include pre-release versions like `alpha` and `beta`

use the pre-release tag

examples:

1.0.0-rc.1

pre-release versions are specified as exact versions. To specify a range, see below.

specify a range of pre-release versions

use comparisons like > with a pre-release tag

examples:

>1.0.0-alpha
>=1.0.0-rc.0 <1.0.1

include multiple sets of versions

use || to combine

examples:

^2 <2.2 || > 2.3

npm semver calculator

version range syntax examples

include everything that does not increment the first non-zero portion of semver

examples:

include everything greater than a particular version in the same minor range

examples:

specify a range of stable versions

examples:

include pre-release versions like `alpha` and `beta`

examples:

specify a range of pre-release versions

examples:

include multiple sets of versions

examples:

version range syntax examples

include everything that does not increment the first non-zero portion of semver

examples:

include everything greater than a particular version in the same minor range

examples:

specify a range of stable versions

examples:

include pre-release versions like alpha and beta

examples:

specify a range of pre-release versions

examples:

include multiple sets of versions

examples:

include pre-release versions like `alpha` and `beta`