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 # Specifications for datastructures, interfaces, and file formats
 
+Since most of the specifications are relevant and implemented in `cc-backend`
+they will use the same versioning.
+
 * **[Generic datastructure
 specifications](https://github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-specifications/tree/master/datastructures)**:
 To be used in applications, as payloads in apis, or as file formats.