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 We welcome new contributions to PyTorch3D and we will be actively maintaining this library! Please refer to [CONTRIBUTING.md](./.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) for full instructions on how to run the code, tests and linter, and submit your pull requests.
 
+## Development and Compatibility
+
+- `main` branch: actively developed, without any guarantee, Anything can be broken at any time
+  - REMARK: this includes nightly builds which are built from `main`
+  - HINT: the commit history can help locate regressions or changes
+- backward-compatibility between releases: no guarantee. Best efforts to communicate breaking changes and facilitate migration of code or data (incl. models).
+
 ## Contributors
 
 PyTorch3D is written and maintained by the Facebook AI Research Computer Vision Team.