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Versioning

How Interpretive Governance versions its doctrine, tracks changes, and maintains backward compatibility.

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SectionGovernance
Classificationnormative
Date2026-03-30

Current version

Doctrine 0.4.0 — published March 30, 2026.

What changed in 0.4

  • new doctrine pages on interpretation, EAC, distributed authority, observability, Q-Ledger, and Q-Metrics
  • new frameworks collection
  • new evidence hub
  • public multisite governance layer
  • search, route map, coherence map, segmented sitemaps, and OpenSearch surfaces
  • public seed proof artifacts for Q-Ledger, Q-Metrics, attestation, and EAC registry
  • glossary expanded from 33 to 42 stable defined terms

Versioning scheme

Interpretive Governance uses semantic versioning for doctrine, collections, and canonical machine-readable artifacts.

  • Major: breaking changes to governance structure, precedence, or public boundary.
  • Minor: new doctrine, frameworks, terms, or public artifact families.
  • Patch: editorial corrections, metadata fixes, and non-structural repairs.

What is versioned

  • doctrine pages
  • frameworks
  • glossary terms
  • governance notices and policies
  • registries, manifests, route maps, coherence maps, and proof artifacts
  • governance fingerprints

Version history

VersionDateSummary
0.4.02026-03-30doctrine expansion, frameworks, evidence, search, multisite governance, proof artifacts
0.3.02026-03-1533 stable terms, seven-layer architecture, full bilingual coverage
0.2.02026-02-01source precedence, response legitimacy, anti-plausibility
0.1.02026-01-15initial doctrine: principles, scope, glossary