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id: change/al-go/2327
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title: "#2327 Add doNotPerformUpgrade setting and enhance upgrade warning messages"
summary: AL-Go pipeline now supports skipping the upgrade phase with a new doNotPerformUpgrade setting while continuing to publish and test apps. Warning messages about upgrade testing have also been improved.
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url: https://github.com/microsoft/AL-Go/pull/2327
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# #2327 Add doNotPerformUpgrade setting and enhance upgrade warning messages

> AL-Go pipeline now supports skipping the upgrade phase with a new doNotPerformUpgrade setting while continuing to publish and test apps. Warning messages about upgrade testing have also been improved.

[Pull request](https://github.com/microsoft/AL-Go/pull/2327) · merged into `main` on 2026-07-27 by ChrisBlankDe · 5 files (+13 -2), 3 AL · feature · tier official · reviewed (checked by Opus)

## What changed

- New doNotPerformUpgrade boolean setting allows users to bypass the upgrade phase during pipeline execution
- Setting is integrated into configuration schema and pipeline parameter list
- Feature is documented in release notes and settings documentation
- Warning messages clarified to indicate when missing previous release apps disables AppSourceCop breaking change checks
- Supports use cases where upgrade testing is not needed
- Behaviour changes for users or extensions.

## AL objects touched

- `Actions/.Modules/ReadSettings.psm1`: modified, not in the BC? snapshot
- `Actions/.Modules/settings.schema.json`: modified, not in the BC? snapshot
- `Actions/RunPipeline/RunPipeline.ps1`: modified, not in the BC? snapshot

## Context

- Systems: development, platform
- From the description: "allowing users to bypass the upgrade phase during pipeline execution"

Source: metadata of a merged pull request in microsoft/AL-Go (al-go): title, labels, changed paths and counts, with a summary in our words. No source text and no description beyond one short quote (D10, D61).