From 88b167cc10c78d7e25703929def3a6a61887d13b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alexander Neumann Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 12:41:47 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add note about unreleased code in the master branch --- README.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 9b172cb95..8ada2c339 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ Backward compatibility for backups is important so that our users are always able to restore saved data. Therefore restic follows [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org) to clearly define which versions are compatible. The repository and data structures contained therein are considered the "Public -API" in the sense of Semantic Versioning. +API" in the sense of Semantic Versioning. This goes for all released versions +of restic, this may not be the case for the master branch. We guarantee backward compatibility of all repositories within one major version; as long as we do not increment the major version, data can be read and restored.