solus 4.0, 4.1, 4.2......
solus 5.0, 5.1, 5.2.....
solus 6.0, 6.1, 6.2.....
That's the way it has to be.
By the way, I also like the name of the new package manager sol ... means sun in Portuguese.
Solus 4 ?
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Solus could stop using numbers but instead only code names for major versions that would be disclosed only when the ISO is about the be released.
And the minor versions (snapshots), we could simply add something like "refresh" (R) or "update" (U) as suffix
This would give Solus Fortitude, Solus Fortitude R1 (or U1), Solus Fortitude R2 (or U2).
This way Solus 5 will never exist and its code name would be exposed only when the ISO is getting ready for release so people can scream/cry/beg/implore/swear to know when Solus 5 would be release and the answer would be NEVER 
Release an iso once a year: solus 2019, solus 2020 etc, and roll forever, perhaps?? The iso could just be whatever the latest sync had in it so folk could install something recent. The version number thing is tiring enough to read as an observer. I can't imagine how it must be for the devs and contributors, having to deal with the apparent fixation some have with it. I applaud your patience. As an i3 user, I don't expect to notice much, regardless. Users holding out for a release version seems antithetical to the whole idea of a rolling release, imho.
kyrios
A really devious mind would name the next release Fortitude Is Very Exciting, without a release number, and call it a day....
I think from marketing perspective, 6 month ISO refreshes are necessary to keep sufficient new user interest in the project.
Also, keep female names like Shannon. People like female names and most Linux users are men, so they like it double and it's psychologically soothing for them.
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Honestly, monthly iso refreshes like JoshStrobl said, are a much better idea.
They're important, as without them when a new hardware comes out (eg a GPU), the average user [who has this hardware] will have trouble installing Solus until the iso is refreshed to include newer drivers that support it.
6 months between refreshes is just too long.
People like female names and most Linux users are men, so they like it double and it's psychologically soothing for them.
There's gender inequality in the tech space and I have no interest in helping to continue that by catering towards one specific gender. It also doesn't make sense, it's the name of a release of an operating system, not your first-born.
My the directions this thread goes is amusing 
I'm just saying, from a marketing perspective it makes sense. I'm not talking about political correctness or gender equality.
I know that for example Linux Mint Sarah sounds better than Fedora Beefy Miracle or Ubuntu "Insert crazy animal name here"
I for one want an OS with numbers. I could never remember what Ubuntu version name I was running on each machine.
Rolling Release is a foreign concept actually. Most software, all hardware is static = no upgrades. So people have a hard time understanding the concept in general never mind one that's timeline is not written in stone.
Possible definition for Solus Rolling Release: Weekly updates (fridays) for Security updates and Solus tested program upgrades. Os upgrades major (Solus4) and minor (Solus 4.1) are released when fully developed and tested to insure smooth reliable performance to all.
jm2c
I hope this will answer your question.
Sorry a noob question does sudo eopkg upgrade will upgrade my version to 4.0. ?
It's officially here! https://discuss.getsol.us/d/248-solus-4-fortitude-released
evert I've said it so many times before : be patient. Solus 4 will come, Budgie 5 will come, Gnome 5 will come. It won't change the world. You will keep the same fantastic system as all the years before assurances obsèques. And I know what I am talking about, I use Solus allready from day 1. It will all become in time.
But I'm sure that with some updates, it will be more fantastic than before.