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Compatibility
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A quick disclaimer on backwards-compatibility for Cicada users:

Cicada follows the `Semantic Versioning <http://semver.org>`_ standard for
assigning version numbers in a way that has specific meaning.  Cicada version
numbers follow `<major>.<minor>.<patch>` numbering.  Releases with different
major version numbers are API incompatible.  Minor version numbers signify new
features that are backwards-compatible with the current major version.  Patch
numbers indicate bug fixes and documentation changes that are
backwards-compatible with the current major and minor version.