From 55b233af0c0add86f95201e63af622f0d7f7dc74 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hugo van Kemenade <1324225+hugovk@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:17:28 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] gh-99968: FAQ: dev versions end in `+dev` (GH-153262) (cherry picked from commit 4cde5cfd5bc53e964ff8b594ff47fe88e64df789) Co-authored-by: Hugo van Kemenade <1324225+hugovk@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Stan Ulbrych --- Doc/faq/general.rst | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/faq/general.rst b/Doc/faq/general.rst index 698f2117ff5c649..ff38ba395fba22c 100644 --- a/Doc/faq/general.rst +++ b/Doc/faq/general.rst @@ -152,10 +152,11 @@ Alpha, beta and release candidate versions have an additional suffix: In other words, all versions labeled *2.0aN* precede the versions labeled *2.0bN*, which precede versions labeled *2.0rcN*, and *those* precede 2.0. -You may also find version numbers with a "+" suffix, e.g. "2.2+". These are -unreleased versions, built directly from the CPython development repository. In -practice, after a final minor release is made, the version is incremented to the -next minor version, which becomes the "a0" version, e.g. "2.4a0". +You may also find version numbers with a "+dev" suffix, such as "3.15.0b3+dev". +These are unreleased versions, built directly from the CPython development +repository. After the first beta release is made, the version is +incremented to the next feature version, which becomes the "a0" version, +such as "3.16.0a0". See the `Developer's Guide `__