# Incremental Deployment

> The ability to roll out changes gradually while old and new versions coexist.

Record: `lexicon:incremental-deployment`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Contracts Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/contracts-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-incremental-deployment

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Cross-System Communication](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/cross-system-communication.md) and before [Independent Consumers](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/independent-consumers.md).

## Category

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

## Enabled by

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

## Linked from

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