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@@ -191,9 +191,13 @@ dependencies is part of the Hadoop ABI.
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The minimum required versions of the native components on which Hadoop depends
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at compile time and/or runtime SHALL be considered
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-[Stable](./InterfaceClassification.html#Stable). Changes to the minimum
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-required versions MUST NOT increase between minor releases within a major
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-version.
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+[Evolving](./InterfaceClassification.html#Evolving). Changes to the minimum
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+required versions SHOULD NOT increase between minor releases within a major
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+version, though updates because of security issues, license issues, or other
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+reasons may occur. When the native components on which Hadoop depends must
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+be updated between minor releases within a major release, where possible the
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+changes SHOULD only change the minor versions of the components without
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+changing the major versions.
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### Wire Protocols
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