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GitHub Release Ordering Explained: SemVer Matters

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from DEV Community ·

GitHub's release display order is not based on title, tag name, or publication date alone. It uses a combination of SemVer, commit dates, and explicit 'latest' selection. Developers should use SemVer-formatted tags for predictable ordering.

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This clarifies a common confusion, but GitHub's undocumented sorting algorithm still leaves room for surprises.
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