# Breaking Change

> A change that violates a component's contract, forcing consumers to update to keep working.

Record: `lex:breaking-change`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Contracts Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/contracts-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-breaking-change

## category

- [Contracts / Interfaces / Compatibility](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/contracts-interfaces-compatibility.md)

## referenced-by

- [Backward Compatibility](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/backward-compatibility.md)