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# `dfsg-version-with-period`

The version contains the string `.dfsg`. That versioning may harbor a subtle sorting issue, namely: `1.2.dfsg1` is a more recent version than `1.2.1`. It will therefore be difficult to find a nice version string for the next upstream release if it gains another dotted digit at the end.

It is better to use `+dfsg` instead. The plus sign `+` sorts before `.`, so the sorting that is usually desired can take place:

`1.2` < `1.2+dfsg` < `1.2.1`

Severity: | `info`
Experimental: | `false`

## See also

- list of all the affected packages
- the source of this tag