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# 3. 1.0.a.2
# 4. 0.9
#
+# If you want to specify a version restriction that includes both prereleases
+# and regular releases of the 1.x series this is the best way:
+#
+# s.add_dependency 'example', '>= 1.0.0.a', '< 2.0.0'
+#
# == How Software Changes
#
# Users expect to be able to specify a version constraint that gives them