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API Breaking Change Checklist

Plan and ship breaking changes safely

Before shipping breaking API changes, confirm new versioning, update contracts/SDKs, publish migration guides and timelines, run consumer contract tests, and set deprecation headers and comms.

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Prepare

Decide on new version; update schemas, SDKs, and docs.

Validate

Run provider/consumer contract tests; add feature flags.

Communicate

Share timelines, guides, headers, and reminders; monitor after release.

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