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@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ Any breaking changes to a chart (backwards incompatible) require:
 * Bump of the current Major version of the chart
 * State possible manual changes for this chart version in the `Upgrading` section of the chart's `README.md.gotmpl`
 
+### Chart Versioning
+
+Currently we require a chart version bump for every change to a chart, including updating information for older verions.  This may change in the future.
+
 ### Updating a chart README.md
 
 When updating the `README.md.gotmpl` inside a chart directory you must to run the `helm-docs` script to generate the updated `README.md` file. To reiterate, you should not edit the `README.md` file manually.  It will be generated by the following command: