Add clarification on how one can perform major upgrades

It is possible to perform major upgrades while skipping major
versions, though some guidance is recommended.

Author: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>, with some edits from
me.

diff --git a/templates/support/versioning.html b/templates/support/versioning.html
index 45c039bf8c79c7aefb7a231ca9eae7f28b9ccd09..cf32b7f7cf683bfa68c8dee6abd76bfbed3316c3 100644 (file)
--- a/templates/support/versioning.html
+++ b/templates/support/versioning.html
@@ -58,7 +58,10 @@ compatibility of all stored data.  A dump/reload of the database or use of the
 <a href="/docs/current/pgupgrade.html">pg_upgrade</a> module is required
 for major upgrades. We also recommend reading the
 <a href="/docs/current/upgrading.html">upgrading</a> section of the major
-version you are planning to upgrade to.
+version you are planning to upgrade to. You can upgrade from one major version
+to another without upgrading to intervening versions, but we recommend reading
+the <a href="/docs/release/">release notes</a> of all intervening major
+versions prior to doing so.
 </p>
 
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