Github user metlos commented on the issue: https://github.com/apache/tinkerpop/pull/494 So in another words it is a matter of setting up the level of breakage you want to allow between different Tinkerpop versions. I based the "minor increase allows breaking changes" on the "feeling" I got from how Tinkerpop changed over time, but you may want to modify it if you so choose.
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