<p>Craft's version numbers follow this pattern:</p>

<p><code>major.minor.build</code></p>

<p>So your update was a <code>minor</code> update and you could have blocked it with the settings <code>build-only</code> or <code>false</code>.</p>

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2016-02-10T11:11:09.677Z
Right. So `true` === major.
Mats Mikkel Rummelhoff
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2016-02-11T10:18:08.087Z
That makes sense - wasn't aware of what the decimal points denoted. Thank you!
darylknight
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2016-02-10T10:25:01.753Z
2016-02-10T19:39:55.550Z
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carlcs
<p>I'm not quite sure from the <a href="https://craftcms.com/docs/config-settings#updates" rel="nofollow">documentation</a> what the difference is between 'minor' and 'build' updates.</p>

<p>How would the <code>allowAutoUpdates</code> general config setting have treated the update from <code>2.4.2726</code> to <code>2.5.2750</code>?</p>

<p>What would happen when the 2.5.x update was released, depending on whether that setting was <code>true</code>, <code>minor</code> or <code>build</code>?</p>

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How does the allowAutoUpdates setting differentiate?
# How does the allowAutoUpdates setting differentiate?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-02-10)

I'm not quite sure from the [documentation](https://craftcms.com/docs/config-settings#updates) what the difference is between 'minor' and 'build' updates.

How would the `allowAutoUpdates` general config setting have treated the update from `2.4.2726` to `2.5.2750`?

What would happen when the 2.5.x update was released, depending on whether that setting was `true`, `minor` or `build`?

**Tags:** updating

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-02-10. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

Craft's version numbers follow this pattern:

`major.minor.build`

So your update was a `minor` update and you could have blocked it with the settings `build-only` or `false`.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Right. So `true` === major.  
> **username_0**: That makes sense - wasn't aware of what the decimal points denoted. Thank you!  

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