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 ## Versioning
 
-FlatBuffers does not follow traditional Semver versioning (see [rationale](https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/wiki/Versioning)) but rather uses a format of the date of the release.
+FlatBuffers does not follow traditional SemVer versioning (see [rationale](https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/wiki/Versioning)) but rather uses a format of the date of the release.
 
 ## Contribution