Readme Icons Version Policy

We use releases to allow you to use a specific instance of an icon in case it was changed or even removed.

The Releases of this repository follow basic Semantic Versioning with a few specific changes regarding what part of a version is receiving an update.
The version format is the basic semantic version format (vMAJOR.MINOR.PATCH) and follows the following Update-rules:

Major

The Major version is updated in the following events:

New Set of Icons (New Category) added to the icons folder.
Existing Icon Set removed from the icons folder.
Existing Icon Set renamed.

Minor

The Minor version is updated in the following events:

Existing Icon was replaced/updated. Does not include Colour changes (See Patch)
Existing Icon was removed.
Existing Icon was renamed.

Patch

Patch is updated in the following cases:

Colours of an Icon change
New Icons are added to an existing Icon Set.
Any other case not covered by Major or Minor that doesn't affect the URL to a Icon or Icon Set.