2.  APIs without `@Beta` will remain binary-compatible for the indefinite
    future. (Previously, we sometimes removed such APIs after a deprecation
    period. The last release to remove non-`@Beta` APIs was Guava 21.0.) Even
    `@Deprecated` APIs will remain (again, unless they are `@Beta`). We have no
    plans to start removing things again, but officially, we're leaving our

        checkVersionsEqual("1.0.0x", "1-x");
        checkVersionsEqual("1cr", "1rc");

        // special "aliases" a, b and m for alpha, beta and milestone
        checkVersionsEqual("1a1", "1-alpha-1");
        checkVersionsEqual("1b2", "1-beta-2");
        checkVersionsEqual("1m3", "1-milestone-3");

        // case insensitive
        checkVersionsEqual("1X", "1x");

    void testCaseInsensitiveOrderingOfQualifiers() {
        assertOrder(X_EQ_Y, "1.alpha", "1.ALPHA");
        assertOrder(X_EQ_Y, "1.alpha", "1.Alpha");

        assertOrder(X_EQ_Y, "1.beta", "1.BETA");
        assertOrder(X_EQ_Y, "1.beta", "1.Beta");

        assertOrder(X_EQ_Y, "1.milestone", "1.MILESTONE");
        assertOrder(X_EQ_Y, "1.milestone", "1.Milestone");

        assertOrder(X_EQ_Y, "1.rc", "1.RC");

  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  @SuppressWarnings("Java7ApiChecker") // guava-android can rely on library desugaring now.
  @IgnoreJRERequirement // TODO: b/288085449 - Remove this once we use library-desugaring scents.
  @Beta // TODO: b/288085449 - Remove @Beta after we're sure that Java 8 APIs are safe for Android
  public FakeTicker advance(Duration duration) {
    return advance(duration.toNanos());
  }

  /**

## IMPORTANT WARNINGS

1. APIs marked with the `@Beta` annotation at the class or method level
are subject to change. They can be modified in any way, or even
removed, at any time. If your code is a library itself (i.e. it is
used on the CLASSPATH of users outside your own control), you should
not use beta APIs, unless you [repackage] them. **If your
code is a library, we strongly recommend using the [Guava Beta Checker] to

import spock.lang.Specification

class UpdateKotlinVersionsTest extends Specification {

    def previousVersions = [
        "1.9.25", "1.9.24", "1.9.20", "1.9.20-RC2", "1.9.0", "1.9.0-Beta",
        "1.8.22, 1.8.0, 1.8.0-Beta",
    ]
    def minimumSupported = "1.9.10"

    def "latest patch version"() {
        given:
        def allVersions = ["2.0.30", "2.0.20", "2.0.10", "2.0.0"] + previousVersions

        when:

        assertVersionOlder("1.0-alpha-1", "1.0-alpha-2");
        assertVersionOlder("1.0-alpha-2", "1.0-alpha-15");
        assertVersionOlder("1.0-alpha-1", "1.0-beta-1");

        assertVersionOlder("1.0-beta-1", "1.0-SNAPSHOT");
        assertVersionOlder("1.0-SNAPSHOT", "1.0");
        assertVersionOlder("1.0-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT", "1.0-alpha-1");

        assertVersionOlder("1.0", "1.0-1");

- The `KubeletSeparateDiskGC` feature gate is now beta. This split image filesystem feature enables kubelet to perform garbage collection of images (read-only layers) and/or containers (writeable layers) deployed on separate filesystems. gate is now beta. ([#126205](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/126205), [@kwilczynski](https://github.com/kwilczynski))

    <artifactId>maven-api</artifactId>
    <version>4.0.0-beta-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
  </parent>

  <artifactId>maven-api-xml</artifactId>
  <name>Maven 4 API :: XML</name>
  <description>Maven 4 API - Immutable XML.</description>

  <dependencies>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
      <artifactId>maven-api-meta</artifactId>
    </dependency>
  </dependencies>

    <artifactId>maven-api</artifactId>
    <version>4.0.0-beta-6-SNAPSHOT</version>
  </parent>

  <artifactId>maven-api-spi</artifactId>
  <name>Maven 4 API :: SPI</name>
  <description>Maven 4 API - Maven SPI.</description>

  <dependencies>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
      <artifactId>maven-api-meta</artifactId>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>