# Migration Guide

> A technique for publishing the steps a consumer takes to move from one version of a contract to the next.

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

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Gradual Deprecation](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/gradual-deprecation.md) and before [Version Bump](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/version-bump.md).

## Category

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

## Refactors

- [Unversioned Breaking Change](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/unversioned-breaking-change.md)

## Linked from

- [Anti-patterns](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-anti-patterns.md)