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 [//]: # "Copyright Amazon.com Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved."
 [//]: # "SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-4.0"
 
+# Definitions
+
+## Conventions used in this document
+
+The key words
+"MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
+"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL"
+in this document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC 2119](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2119).
+
+## Specification Document
+
+A single document that defines a single feature.
+Ex: [Keyring interface](./framework/keyring-interface.md).
+
+## Specification
+
+The collection of all specification documents contained within this repository.
+
 # Versioning Policy
 
-We use a three-part X.Y.Z (Major.Minor.Patch) versioning definition, as follows:
+We follow [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
-- X (Major) version changes are significant and expected to break backwards compatibility.
-- Y (Minor) version changes are moderate changes. These include:
-  - Significant non-breaking feature additions.
-  - Any change to the version of a dependency.
-  - Possible backwards-incompatible changes. These changes will be noted and explained in detail in the release notes.
-- Z (Patch) version changes are small changes. These changes will not break backwards compatibility.
-  - Z releases will also include warning of upcoming breaking changes, whenever possible.
+Given a version number MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH, increment the:
+
+- MAJOR version when you make incompatible API changes,
+- MINOR version when you add functionality in a backwards compatible manner, and
+- PATCH version when you make backwards compatible bug fixes.
 
 ## Beta Releases
 
-Versions with a zero major version (0.Y.Z) are considered to be beta releases.  
-In beta releases, a Y-change may involve significant API changes.
+Versions with MAJOR version 0 (0.MINOR.PATCH) are beta releases.
+Beta releases MAY introduce MAJOR changes in a MINOR version increment.
+
+# Overall
+
+The overall specification,
+defined as the collection of all specification documents,
+is not versioned.
+
+# Specification Documents
+
+Each specification document MUST define its version.
+This version only applies to the contents of that document.
+
+## Changelogs
+
+Each specification document MUST contain a changelog
+that records the changes made to each version of the document.
+
+## Implementations
+
+Each specification document SHOULD maintain a listing of
+implementations that have been known to comply with
+a version of that specification document.
+Each implementation listing MUST identify the language
+as well as provide a link to a file in the implementation
+that states what version of the specification document
+it implements.
+
+NOTE:
+The presence of a reference to an implementation does not imply that
+every listed implementation complies with the current version of
+the specification document that contains that reference.