# What are artifact groups for?

**URL:** <https://hub.mender.io/t/what-are-artifact-groups-for/4740>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [March 10, 2022, 1:55pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/what-are-artifact-groups-for/4740 "2022-03-10T13:55:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![francoislefebvre](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/francoislefebvre/32/1238_2.png) [@francoislefebvre](https://hub.mender.io/u/francoislefebvre)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 1:55pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/what-are-artifact-groups-for/4740/1 "2022-03-10T13:55:19Z")

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Simple question.

I would like to know what are artifact groups for, or where to find this information.

Thanks,

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**Author:** ![TheYoctoJester](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/theyoctojester/32/1444_2.png) [@TheYoctoJester](https://hub.mender.io/u/TheYoctoJester)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 3:44pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/what-are-artifact-groups-for/4740/2 "2022-03-10T15:44:47Z")

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Hi @francoislefebvre,

the artifact groups are an experimental feature for dealing updates that introduce breaking changes. It is not considered production ready at the moment.

If you have any specific requirements that you need to cover in your update strategy, then let us know and we’ll work it out.

I am working on the `mender-artifact` documentation currently, it will be public in a couple of days I hope.

Greetz,  
Josef

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**Author:** ![francoislefebvre](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/francoislefebvre/32/1238_2.png) [@francoislefebvre](https://hub.mender.io/u/francoislefebvre)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 6:02pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/what-are-artifact-groups-for/4740/3 "2022-03-10T18:02:07Z")

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Ok, thanks for the update.

Cheers