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Whether or not to release a new beta preview version, ask yourself the following questions. If you answer any (or all of them) with yes it might be a good time to release a beta preview version. We do not want to have a "must" clause for beta preview versions.
- Is the last release (beta preview or major) more than 4 month ago?
- Did we fix some major bugs that will address lots of users?
- Did we implement new features that will help users in lots of situations?
- Did we fix a bug or integrate a feature one specific project is asking for?
When releasing a beta preview version, the next version will keep the same major numbering, but the releasenumber will be increased by one (e.g. releasing 1.5.2 as beta preview release will create a new version 1.5.3)
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