How Bower Chooses Package Versions Using Semantic Versioning
Learn how Bower interprets version ranges in bower.json, installs the latest matching release, and why pinning exact versions or using Git sources helps avoid drift.
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Learn how Bower interprets version ranges in bower.json, installs the latest matching release, and why pinning exact versions or using Git sources helps avoid drift.
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