diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index acf56a60..865c95b1 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -71,3 +71,11 @@ production it is advised to use the package built from sources.
 .. |appveyor| image:: https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/github/psycopg/psycopg2?branch=master&svg=true
     :target: https://ci.appveyor.com/project/psycopg/psycopg2/branch/master
     :alt: Windows build status
+
+
+Versioning
+----------
+
+This software follows `Semantic Versioning`_
+
+.. _Semantic Versioning: http://semver.org/