Versioning and stability: Require SemVer (open-telemetry#4039)

carlosalberto · May 21, 2024 · 1bdc127 · 1bdc127
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ release.
 
 ### Common
 
+- OpenTelemetry clients MUST follow SemVer 2.0.0.
+  ([#4039](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4039))
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 ### Supplementary Guidelines
 
 ## v1.33.0 (2024-05-09)

diff --git a/specification/versioning-and-stability.md b/specification/versioning-and-stability.md
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ We invented a new tracing API, but continue to support the old one.
 
 ## Version numbers
 
-OpenTelemetry clients follow [Semantic Versioning 2.0.0](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html), with the following clarifications.
+OpenTelemetry clients MUST follow [Semantic Versioning 2.0.0](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html), with the following clarifications.
 
 OpenTelemetry clients have four components: API, SDK, Semantic Conventions, and Contrib.