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 ### Do I have to upgrade?
 
-For now, you do to have to upgrade your plugin. Packer will continue to understand how to discover and launch old-style plugins. However, you will not be able to register your plugin with HashiCorp until you have upgraded the plugin.
+For now, you do not have to upgrade your plugin, but we recommend doing it. Packer will continue to understand how to discover and launch old-style plugins. However, you will not be able to register your plugin with HashiCorp until you have upgraded the plugin.
 
 ### How to upgrade the plugin