Release Notes
Use this page when you need the public change narrative for the stack or for a specific product before planning an upgrade, rollout, or compatibility decision.
When to use this page
- You need to know what changed and why it matters.
- You are preparing an upgrade or migration.
- You need to cross-check whether a behavior shift is expected or surprising.
Prerequisites
- You know whether you need stack-wide notes or one product’s notes.
- You are ready to pair narrative release notes with exact compatibility and verification pages.
Release-note model
Release notes should explain:
- what changed
- what risks or breaking changes matter
- what to verify next
- where to find the exact product or compatibility depth
They should not replace:
- exact compatibility matrices
- product reference pages
- post-upgrade verification runbooks
Architecture / Flow
Step-by-step procedure
1. Start with the relevant release scope
- stack-wide train notes:
- when multiple products or docs layers move together
- product notes:
- when the change is already narrowed to one tool
2. Pair narrative with exact follow-up pages
Use:
- Compatibility
- Upgrade and Migration
- product-specific release-note and compatibility pages
3. Treat missing release-note depth as a docs gap
If a public change materially affects operation or integration but lacks release-note clarity, that is a documentation gap, not a reason to improvise from memory.
Verification
This page is being applied correctly when:
- the reader can identify whether a change is stack-wide or product-local
- the next check goes to compatibility or upgrade verification
- release notes are not used as a substitute for exact technical truth
Common failure modes
Reading release notes without checking compatibility
Problem:
- the narrative is understood, but upgrade risk stays unclear.
Better path:
- pair release notes with compatibility and upgrade pages
Treating “no notes” as “no impact”
Problem:
- silent change risk is missed.
Better path:
- flag the missing release-note depth as a documentation gap