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• X is incremented rarely, and only with large system changes. The last increment was for the Python 3 migration.

• Y is incremented after each LTS release. So X.Y.0 will be the first intermediate stable release.

• Z is incremented with each release, whether an intermediate stable version, an LTS release, or a LTS patch. Typically the highest release number in a X.Y series will be the LTS.

Example

• 3.32.10 is the LTS release of the 3.3.x series.

• 3.32.11 would be a patch LTS release if changes need to be made to 3.32.10 LTS.

• 3.43.0 was the first intermediate stable release after the 3.32.10 LTS.

• At some point a 3.43.x release will be declared as LTS, and the 3.5 4 release cycle will be started at the same time.