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 ### Common
 
+- Versioning and stability: Clarify backwards compatibility and SemVer.
+  ([#4039](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4039))
+
 ### Supplementary Guidelines
 
 ## v1.32.0 (2024-04-11)