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 ### Deprecation Policy
 
-This project is meant to evolve rapidly and, as such, does not follow [Qiskit's deprecation policy](https://github.com/Qiskit/qiskit/blob/main/DEPRECATION.md).  We may occasionally make breaking changes in order to improve the user experience.  When possible, we will keep old interfaces and mark them as deprecated, as long as they can co-exist with the new ones.  Each substantial improvement, breaking change, or deprecation will be documented in the [release notes](https://qiskit-extensions.github.io/circuit-knitting-toolbox/release-notes.html).
+We do our best to follow [semantic versioning](https://semver.org/) and are guided by the principles in [Qiskit's deprecation policy](https://github.com/Qiskit/qiskit/blob/main/DEPRECATION.md).  We may occasionally make breaking changes in order to improve the user experience.  When possible, we will keep old interfaces and mark them as deprecated, as long as they can co-exist with the new ones.  Each substantial improvement, breaking change, or deprecation will be documented in the [release notes](https://qiskit-extensions.github.io/circuit-knitting-toolbox/release-notes.html).
 
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