Skipping Releases Raises the Cost of the Eventual Upgrade

Each skipped release compounds the eventual migration into a multi-version jump with interacting changes, which is the most expensive upgrade shape there is.

Skipping a release feels like deferring cost, but the changes do not wait; they stack. The eventual jump carries every skipped migration at once, with their interactions as a bonus.

Why small increments win

• Each upgrade’s behavior changes stay individually attributable.
• Rollback targets stay close instead of several versions away.
• Verification scope stays bounded to one release’s surface.

Use the changelog, quickstart, and integration guide to keep each upgrade small enough to understand on its own.