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What does pr mean in a version?


I just saw the Maven artifact com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.10.0.pr1 and was wondering what pr1 or pr could mean.

2.9.8 has recently been released, so 2.10.x is upcoming.

A quick glance at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PR only offers "pull request", but that doesn't make sense in the context of this project since Jackson sees dozens of PRs between releases and what should 1 refer to then?


Solution

  • In this case, pr can means Preview Release, indicating that the version is a Beta version, open for users testing and feedback.