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 * [Steve Purcell](https://github.com/purcell)
 * [Jeff Valk](https://github.com/jeffvalk)
 
+## Release policy
+
+We’re following [SemVer](http://semver.org/) (as much as one can be
+following it when the major version is 0). At this point bumps of the
+minor (second) version number are considered major releases and always
+include new features or significant changes to existing features. API
+compatibility between major releases is not a (big) concern (although we try
+to break the API rarely and only for a good reason).
+
+The development cycle for the next major
+release starts immediately after the previous one has been
+shipped. Bugfix/point releases (if any) address only serious bugs and
+never contain new features.
+
+The versions of CIDER and `cider-nrepl` are always kept in sync. If you're tracking the
+`master` branch of CIDER, you should also be tracking the `master` branch of `cider-nrepl`.
+
 ## Logo
 
 CIDER's logo was created by [@ndr-qef](https://github.com/ndr-qef). You can find the logo in various