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diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/cutting-edge/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/cutting-edge/_index.adoc
--- a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/cutting-edge/_index.adoc
+++ b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/cutting-edge/_index.adoc
@@ -245,11 +245,35 @@
This is particularly helpful when maintaining multiple systems, as it allows for a quick assessment of the updates installed in each one.
[[freebsdupdate-upgrade]]
-=== Performing Major and Minor Version Upgrades
+=== Performing Minor and Major Version Upgrades
-Upgrades from one minor version of FreeBSD to another, like from FreeBSD 9.0 to FreeBSD 9.1, are called _minor version_ upgrades.
-_Major version_ upgrades occur when FreeBSD is upgraded from one major version to another, like from FreeBSD 9.X to FreeBSD 10.X.
-Both types of upgrades can be performed by providing `freebsd-update` with a release version target.
+Upgrades from one minor version of FreeBSD to another are called _minor version_ upgrades. An example:
+
+- FreeBSD 13.1 to 13.2.
+
+_Major version_ upgrades increase the major version number. An example:
+
+- FreeBSD 12.4 to 13.2.
+
+Both types of upgrade can be performed by providing `freebsd-update` with a release version target.
+
+[WARNING]
+====
+After each new `RELEASE`, FreeBSD package build servers will, for a limited period, *not* use newest version of the operating system.
+This provides continuity for the many users who do not upgrade immediately after a release announcement.
+For example:
+
+* packages for users of 13.1 and 13.2 will be built on a server running 13.1, until 13.1 reaches end of life
+
+-- and, critically:
+
+* a kernel module that is built on 13.1 might *not* be suitable for 13.2.
+
+So, with any minor or major OS upgrade, if your package requirements include any kernel module:
+
+* *be prepared to build the module from source*.
+
+====
[NOTE]
====
@@ -257,11 +281,11 @@
Refer to <<freebsd-update-custom-kernel-9x>> for instructions on how to get a copy of the [.filename]#GENERIC# kernel.
====
-The following command, when run on a FreeBSD 13.0 system, will upgrade it to FreeBSD 13.1:
+The following command, when run on a FreeBSD 13.1 system, will upgrade it to FreeBSD 13.2:
[source,shell]
....
-# freebsd-update -r 13.1-RELEASE upgrade
+# freebsd-update -r 13.2-RELEASE upgrade
....
After the command has been received, `freebsd-update` will evaluate the configuration file and current system in an attempt to gather the information necessary to perform the upgrade.
@@ -271,7 +295,7 @@
[source,shell]
....
Looking up update.FreeBSD.org mirrors... 1 mirrors found.
-Fetching metadata signature for 13.0-RELEASE from update1.FreeBSD.org... done.
+Fetching metadata signature for 13.1-RELEASE from update1.FreeBSD.org... done.
Fetching metadata index... done.
Inspecting system... done.
@@ -296,7 +320,7 @@
[source,shell]
....
WARNING: This system is running a "MYKERNEL" kernel, which is not a
-kernel configuration distributed as part of FreeBSD 13.0-RELEASE.
+kernel configuration distributed as part of FreeBSD 13.2-RELEASE.
This kernel will not be updated: you MUST update the kernel manually
before running "/usr/sbin/freebsd-update install"
....
@@ -606,7 +630,7 @@
. To install a new FreeBSD-STABLE system, install the most recent FreeBSD-STABLE release from the crossref:mirrors[mirrors,FreeBSD mirror sites] or use a monthly snapshot built from FreeBSD-STABLE. Refer to link:https://www.FreeBSD.org/snapshots/[www.freebsd.org/snapshots] for more information about snapshots.
+
To compile or upgrade an existing FreeBSD system to FreeBSD-STABLE, use `git` to check out the source for the desired branch.
-Branch names, such as `stable/9`, are listed at link:https://www.FreeBSD.org/releng/[www.freebsd.org/releng].
+Branch names, such as `stable/13`, are listed at link:https://www.FreeBSD.org/releng/[www.freebsd.org/releng].
. Before compiling or upgrading to FreeBSD-STABLE , read [.filename]#/usr/src/Makefile# carefully and follow the instructions in <<makeworld>>. Read the {freebsd-stable} and [.filename]#/usr/src/UPDATING# to keep up-to-date on other bootstrapping procedures that sometimes become necessary on the road to the next release.
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