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+# resume
+
+Release guidelines:
+
+- The major version represents the current academic year, e.g., both post-2A and 2B would be v2.
+- The minor version represents the current academic term, e.g., 2A would be v2.1. the x.0 releases are reserved for beta changes.
+- The patch version is incremented for any other reason.