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> First impression is that I wouldn't go near it until it settles down a bit — it was on v1.7 in May and now on version 3 already.

Would you feel better if they called version three v1.9 instead?

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The major version bumps imply breaking changes. Two major versions within a few months implies I might have to refactor my code every couple of months to stay up to date, or face a buildup of tech debt if I want to take advantage of a new feature in the future.

If there are no breaking changes, then I would feel better if they called it v1.9.

Given that 3 and 1.9 have a completely different semantic meaning, they might.

that depends on the developer(s).. didn't check in this case

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