# After 3.5 years, llama.cpp finally calls itself 1.0

> Source: <https://runtimewire.com/article/llama-cpp-v1-semantic-versioning-gerganov>
> Published: 2026-11-13 20:20:24+00:00

# After 3.5 years, llama.cpp finally calls itself 1.0

**Georgi Gerganov's libllama and libggml get formal semantic versioning on November 13th, with breaking API and ABI changes now tied to major releases.**

        By [Ryan Merket](https://runtimewire.com/author/ryan-merket)
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Georgi Gerganov released llama.cpp and ggml v1.0.0 on November 13th, putting the C/C++ inference libraries behind much of local AI on formal semantic versioning for the first time in the project's 3.5-year history.…