Joerg, who recently installed Discourse, noticed a ‘New version available’ message on the upgrade page and asked if he needed to upgrade, given that his installation seemed up to date. merefield clarified that the tests-passed branch receives daily updates, so being behind is normal and not a concern. They advised that upgrading monthly is sufficient unless there’s a critical issue or a bug affecting the user. Joerg thanked them for the quick response. Joerg expressed gratitude for the clarification.
When I looked at the upgrade section, I saw this message (New version available!
Latest version: v3.2.0.beta3 +112 / Last updated: 1 day) and was wondering, if I really need to install it
Commits are pushed on a daily basis to tests-passed - you are almost always behind if following that branch - and that’s nothing to worry about and normal.
There is no need to upgrade super-regularly unless you notice a bug has been fixed that was impacting you or there is a message on the dashboard telling you to upgrade because of a critical matter (which usually results in a red, sad-face icon).