Meh, use latex and git. Then you won't have those stupid file names. Tags on the other hand are the gift that keeps on giving. git tag -a v0.999c -m "really the final draft this time, for sure"
Date/Time stamp in the document name.Common practice in business.End name with YYYY-MM-DD_hh-mm-ssUse 24hr/military time, and you'll never confuse two files/versions. Plus you get sorting.
That’s what you get for writing your thesis using Word.
Word is for normies