Calendar Versioning (CalVer, YYYY.Release.Patch) fulfills the same need and you can see it in practice with Jetbrains (e.g. the latest version of IDEA is 2025.3.6).
The only difference is Jetbrains uses YYYY.R for marketing, see: "What's new In 2025.3"[1]
I've been using calendar versioning quite happily with my mobile apps for a while now. It reduces the amount of angst and bike-shedding that comes along with otherwise rev'ing a major version number.
Officially, they are allowed if they consist of interpreted code and don't significantly change the functionality of the app as reviewed. Unofficially, they probably don't have a robust enforcement mechanism.
Calendar Versioning (CalVer, YYYY.Release.Patch) fulfills the same need and you can see it in practice with Jetbrains (e.g. the latest version of IDEA is 2025.3.6).
The only difference is Jetbrains uses YYYY.R for marketing, see: "What's new In 2025.3"[1]
https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/whatsnew/2025-3/