Answers.Body: <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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Answers.Text: Right. So `true` === major.
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Answers.Text: That makes sense - wasn't aware of what the decimal points denoted. Thank you!
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Body: <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>
  
Tags: <updating>
Title: How does the allowAutoUpdates setting differentiate?
ThreadText: # 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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