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@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ the [MongoDB PHP library](https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-php-library), which
 implements the same higher level APIs found in MongoDB drivers for other
 languages.
 
+The MongoDB PHP Driver follows [semantic versioning](https://semver.org/) for its releases.
+
 ## Documentation
 
  - https://www.php.net/mongodb