diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/collections_tech_preview.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/collections_tech_preview.rst
index 58d18a301d8..dc1e82b4dd5 100644
--- a/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/collections_tech_preview.rst
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/collections_tech_preview.rst
@@ -267,6 +267,12 @@ Once you upload a version of a collection, you cannot delete or modify that vers
 uploading. The only way to change a collection is to release a new version. The latest version of a collection (by highest version number)
 will be the version displayed everywhere in Galaxy; however, users will still be able to download older versions.
 
+Collection versions use `Sematic Versioning <https://semver.org/>` for version numbers. Please read the official documentation for details and examples. In summary:
+
+* Increment major (for example: x in `x.y.z`) version number for an incompatible API change.
+* Increment minor (for example: y in `x.y.z`) version number for new functionality in a backwards compatible manner.
+* Increment patch (for example: z in `x.y.z`) version number for backwards compatible bug fixes.
+
 Migrating Ansible content to a collection
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