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 | Release phase | Compatibility policy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
 | ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| Beta          | Patch releases are backward compatible. A minor release may contain a breaking API change only after the affected API is deprecated in the preceding minor release. The release includes migration guidance and coordinated SDK updates.                                                      |
+| Beta          | Patch releases are backward compatible. A minor release may contain a breaking API change only after the affected API is deprecated in a preceding minor release. The release includes migration guidance and coordinated SDK updates.                                                      |
 | Stable        | Minor and patch releases are backward compatible within an API major version. Breaking changes use a new versioned Protobuf package and API major version. The previous stable API remains supported for at least 12 months or two minor releases after its replacement, whichever is longer. |
 
 ## Change Policy