Create a Migration Guide for Minor Version Upgrades (e.g., v2.x → v2.y) where x < y, for AWS Load Balancer Controller

[Avi-Gupta1]

Hi team,

Currently, the only migration guide available focuses on major version upgrades (specifically, migrating from v1 to v2). However, for minor version updates (for example, upgrading from v2.8.x to v2.10.x), there is no clear guide or checklist.

It would be really helpful to have an official migration guide for minor version upgrades that covers:

Recommended upgrade steps (helm upgrade / manifest update process)

Any known breaking changes or behavior differences (even if minor)

Deprecations or feature changes between minor versions

Best practices or tips to minimize downtime / issues during the upgrade

Verification steps post-upgrade (health checks, logs, etc.)

This would greatly help teams plan and execute upgrades more confidently, especially in production environments.

[wweiwei-li]

Hey, Thanks for your feedback. For minor version updates, we maintain detailed release notes for each version that provide:

• New features announce
• Enhancement and Fixes
• Required actions (if any)
• Change log You can find these release notes at (https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-load-balancer-controller/releases) . The release notes are designed to help teams understand what's changing and plan their upgrades accordingly.

Additionally, minor version upgrades should be backward compatible.

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