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Introduced in branch: 
8.6.x
Introduced in version: 
8.6.0-ALPHA1
Description: 

Sometimes empty update hooks have been added to the upgrade path to clear the cache which can be achieved either hook_update_N or hook_post_update_NAME. Using hook_update_N can cause some issue such as:

  • We shouldn't bump the schema version for no reason - there is no schema change
  • This allows release managers to choose whether to backport or not without changing the patch
  • It also means it any emergency patch gets released with update number(8502) then this doesn't have to change as well.

So it is recommended to use hook_post_update_NAME instead.

Impacts: 
Module developers