# Version Bump

> A technique for raising a contract's version number by the rule that says which kind of change it carries.

Record: `lexicon:version-bump`
Kind: technique
Layer: [Contracts Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/contracts-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-version-bump

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Migration Guide](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/migration-guide.md) and before [Consumer-Driven Contract Tests](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/consumer-driven-contract-tests.md).

## Category

- [Contracts / Interfaces / Compatibility](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/contracts-interfaces-compatibility.md)

## Refactors

- [Unversioned Breaking Change](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/unversioned-breaking-change.md)

## Linked from

- [Anti-patterns](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-anti-patterns.md)