If users are upgrading from an older version of LyX than the
previous major series, they should consult the release notes from
the releases in-between.
For more discussion on this topic, see the following mailing list
thread:
https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=mid&q=
20170902070549.47ciiszxjjqhyreq%40steph
!!Caveats when upgrading from earlier versions to 2.4.x
+!! If upgrading from a LyX version before 2.3.0
+
+* Please additionally see the release notes from the versions in-between:
+ https://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/ReleaseNotes