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@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ $ cd Astar
 
 # compile the node
 # note: you may encounter some errors if `wasm32-unknown-unknown` is not installed, or if the toolchain channel is outdated
-$ cargo build --release
+$ cargo build --profile production
 
 # show list of available commands
 $ ./target/release/astar-collator --help
@@ -85,6 +85,22 @@ $ curl -H 'Content-Type: application/json' --data '{ "jsonrpc":"2.0", "method":"
 After this step, you should have a validator node online with a session key for your node.
 For key management and validator rewards, consult our [validator guide online](https://docs.astar.network/build/validator-guide/configure-node).
 
+## Versioning
+
+Up to the release `v5.44.0`, **Astar** releases contained both the client & the runtime blobs.
+In general, each release contained both, with some specific releases (related to fixes) which only released e.g. client or runtime.
+Standard semantic versioning approach was used.
+
+The new approach will see the split of client & runtime releases.
+
+The **client release** will continue to follow semantic versioning, continuing where the former approach left off.
+E.g. the next expected minor release will be `v5.45.0`.
+
+The **runtime release** will follow a new versioning approach - `runtime-XXYY`.
+
+* The `XX` part will be a number of 2 or more digits, starting with **10**, and will be incremented by **1** each time a new runtime release is made. E.g. `runtime-1000` will be followed by `runtime-1100`, which will be followed by `runtime-1200`, and so on. This is like a combination of _major_ and _minor_ semver versions.
+* The `YY` part will always be a 2 digit number, and serves as a _patch_ semver version. E.g. if we have `runtime-1000` and need to release a fix, the new release version will be `runtime-1001`.
+
 ## Workspace Dependency Handling
 
 All dependencies should be listed inside the workspace's root `Cargo.toml` file.