# Silent Breaking Changes

> Shipping a breaking change with no version bump or notice, so consumers fail without warning.

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

## category

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

## referenced-by

- [Versioning](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/versioning.md)