Versioning & Lifecycle

How golden paths evolve: versioned modules, upgrades, deprecations, and safe migrations across environments.

Versioning is what turns a collection of templates into a platform product.

In Argy, versioning lets the platform team improve paths without fragmenting adoption.

Why versioning matters

Without versioning, teams fork. With versioning, teams converge.

Versioning makes it possible to:

  • ship improvements safely,
  • keep auditability,
  • measure adoption per version.

Practical guidelines

1) Make breaking changes explicit

If a change requires consumer action, treat it as breaking and document it.

2) Provide upgrade paths

When possible:

  • add migration helpers,
  • support overlap windows,
  • deprecate progressively.

3) Keep environments aligned

Avoid “prod on v1, dev on v3” forever. Define an upgrade rhythm and make it visible.

Next steps