https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/84e0673706f3e4439dc1118c6f8a44009b5ca48a
commit: 84e0673706f3e4439dc1118c6f8a44009b5ca48a
branch: 3.15
author: Miss Islington (bot) <[email protected]>
committer: hugovk <[email protected]>
date: 2026-07-20T16:59:12+02:00
summary:

[3.15] gh-99968: FAQ: dev versions end in `+dev` (GH-153262) (#154268)

gh-99968: FAQ: dev versions end in `+dev` (GH-153262)
(cherry picked from commit 4cde5cfd5bc53e964ff8b594ff47fe88e64df789)

Co-authored-by: Hugo van Kemenade <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Stan Ulbrych <[email protected]>

files:
M Doc/faq/general.rst

diff --git a/Doc/faq/general.rst b/Doc/faq/general.rst
index 698f2117ff5c649..ff38ba395fba22c 100644
--- a/Doc/faq/general.rst
+++ b/Doc/faq/general.rst
@@ -152,10 +152,11 @@ Alpha, beta and release candidate versions have an 
additional suffix:
 In other words, all versions labeled *2.0aN* precede the versions labeled
 *2.0bN*, which precede versions labeled *2.0rcN*, and *those* precede 2.0.
 
-You may also find version numbers with a "+" suffix, e.g. "2.2+".  These are
-unreleased versions, built directly from the CPython development repository.  
In
-practice, after a final minor release is made, the version is incremented to 
the
-next minor version, which becomes the "a0" version, e.g. "2.4a0".
+You may also find version numbers with a "+dev" suffix, such as "3.15.0b3+dev".
+These are unreleased versions, built directly from the CPython development
+repository. After the first beta release is made, the version is
+incremented to the next feature version, which becomes the "a0" version,
+such as "3.16.0a0".
 
 See the `Developer's Guide
 <https://devguide.python.org/developer-workflow/development-cycle/>`__

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