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 1. TypeScript - [NPM](https://www.npmjs.com/package/flatbuffers)
 1. Nim
 
+## Versioning
+
+FlatBuffers does not follow traditional Semver versioning (see [rationale](https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/wiki/Versioning)) but rather uses a format of the date of the release.
+
 ## Contribution
 
 * [FlatBuffers Issues Tracker][] to submit an issue.