From 03963db3c82a32e11d6a3e10de25a1c450c39456 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nolan Brubaker Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 17:53:30 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify what changes would justify major versions Signed-off-by: Nolan Brubaker --- site/docs/master/output-file-format.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/site/docs/master/output-file-format.md b/site/docs/master/output-file-format.md index 1e8b4091f..46a76ff8b 100644 --- a/site/docs/master/output-file-format.md +++ b/site/docs/master/output-file-format.md @@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ In order to accommodate this, Velero follows [Semantic Versioning](http://semver Minor and patch versions will indicate backwards-compatible changes that previous versions of Velero can restore, including new directories or files. -A major version would indicate that a version Velero older than the version that created the backup could restore it. +A major version would indicate that a version Velero older than the version that created the backup could restore it, usually because of moved or renamed directories or files. Major versions of the file format are tied to major versions of Velero, though they are not necessarily in sync - Velero 3.0 may still use backup file format 2.0, as an example.