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  • Can you clarify what you mean by documentation? Is this documentation embedded in source code files (like JavaDoc for Java or Pydoc for Python)? Or is this documentation something separate, like Markdown files or a wiki? Is this documentation included with the distributed library, or is it deployed to a web server? Commented Dec 27, 2024 at 14:22
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    This question is similar to: Do you increment software version when updating non-functional parts of the code such as deployment scripts or README file?. If you believe it’s different, please edit the question, make it clear how it’s different and/or how the answers on that question are not helpful for your problem. Commented Dec 27, 2024 at 14:33
  • The real question here is "Do you cut a release, if the only thing changed is documentation" - probably not, but there will be cases which are serious enough that you might and we are into "opinion" territory. Commented Dec 27, 2024 at 16:33