What is "point release"

n. (context software English) A release (gloss: edition) that is only slightly different from a previous version and thus having the same major version number, only differing in minor version number (after the decimal point).

A point release is a minor release of a software project, especially one intended to fix bugs or do small cleanups rather than add significant features. Often, there are too many bugs to be fixed in a single major or minor release, creating a need for a point release.