# Ruby patch numbers silently rise **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [August 8, 2008, 12:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-patch-numbers-silently-rise/145324 "2008-08-08T00:42:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rogerdpack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rogerdpack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rogerdpack)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 12:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-patch-numbers-silently-rise/145324/1 "2008-08-08T00:42:06Z")
Does anybody else find it odd that Ruby doesn’t seem to advertise when the patch number increases? Would it be useful for me to post here when they do, as an announcement? Thanks! -R ---
**Author:** ![rogerdpack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rogerdpack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rogerdpack)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 8:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-patch-numbers-silently-rise/145324/2 "2008-08-08T20:44:08Z")
On Aug 7, 2008, at 15:40 , Roger P. wrote: > Does anybody else find it odd that Ruby doesn’t seem to advertise when > the patch number increases? Would it be useful for me to post here > when > they do, as an announcement? no. ruby patch numbers can and do rise WITHOUT release. Announcing that would only cause people to unknowingly install non-production releases of ruby. ---
**Author:** ![rogerdpack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rogerdpack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rogerdpack)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 9:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-patch-numbers-silently-rise/145324/3 "2008-08-08T21:33:25Z")
> ruby patch numbers can and do rise WITHOUT release. Announcing that > would only cause people to unknowingly install non-production releases > of ruby. What does an increased patch number mean exactly?