Docs: suggest using ~ to version (refs #6795)

eslint · Jul 30, 2016 · e780545 · e780545
1 parent 5ae0887
commit e780545
Showing 1 changed file with 2 additions and 0 deletions.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ ESLint follows [semantic versioning](http://semver.org). However, due to the nat
     * An existing formatter is removed.
     * Part of the public API is removed or changed in an incompatible way.
 
+Because our policy allows a minor release to result in reporting more errors, it can be seen as a "breaking change". Thus if you don't want an update to ESLint to break your lint build, we recommend you you `~` in `package.json` e.g. `"eslint": "~3.1.0"` in order to only get patch changes.
+
 ## Frequently Asked Questions
 
 ### How is ESLint different from JSHint?