What version numbering scheme to use?

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I'm looking for a version numbering scheme that expresses the extent of change, especially compatiblity.

Apache APR, for example, use the well known version numbering scheme

<major>.<minor>.<patch>
example: 4.5.11

Maven suggests a similar but more detailed schema:

<major>.<minor>.<patch>-<qualifier>-<build number>
example: 4.5.11-RC1-3732

Where is the Maven versioning scheme defined? Are there conventions for qualifier and build number? Probably it is a bad idea to use maven but not to follow the Maven version scheme ...

What other version numbering schemes do you know? What scheme would you prefer and why?

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