From 87d999f3ef05bdd05d3658a8e828d7f24057c676 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Shokouhi Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 16:15:35 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Add some emphasis about Breaking Changes We should provide proper guidance to the user about the importance of release notes and paying attention to breaking changes. A common error users face while updating home assistant is not paying attention to the breaking changes. If the user has not done an update in sometime they may also forget about previous breaking changes that still stand. --- source/_docs/installation/updating.markdown | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/source/_docs/installation/updating.markdown b/source/_docs/installation/updating.markdown index a23aa31b27f..4750a812913 100644 --- a/source/_docs/installation/updating.markdown +++ b/source/_docs/installation/updating.markdown @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ redirect_from: /getting-started/updating/ The upgrade process differs depending on the installation you have, so please review the documentation that is specific to your install [Hass.io](/hassio/), [HASSbian](/docs/hassbian/common-tasks/#update-home-assistant), [Vagrant](/docs/installation/vagrant/), or [Virtualenv](/docs/installation/virtualenv/#upgrading-home-assistant).

-View what's new in the latest version and potential impacts on your system [here](https://github.com/home-assistant/home-assistant/releases). +View what's new in the latest version and potential impacts on your system [here](https://github.com/home-assistant/home-assistant/releases). It is in good practice to review the release notes and pay close attention to the Breaking Changes that are listed there. If you have not done an update in sometime, you should also look at previous release notes as they can also have Breaking Changes that may impact your system. Breaking Changes may require configuration updates for your components, if not done before the update home assistant may not load or the component will not work. The default way to update Home Assistant to the latest release, when available, is: