Informatics Version control Version control is a technology for consistent management, storing, and sharing of evolving versions of digital artefacts, such as computer programs, scripts, documents, data, or media files. Matúš Kalaš Version tracking Versioning system bianchini Source control system Source control 1.26 Matúš Kalaš Distributed version control is particularly useful for open, collaborative development of software and other creative work, enabling global communities to work cohesively. 2023-02-09T11:13:21.41427Z Version control system Version control originates from software engineering, with the purpose of managing source code. However, version control is applicable to other digital artefacts, especially any kind of text-based files. With certain limitations, version control can also be applied to binary files.