As raised in the CSR feedback for records [1], evolution of serializable records should be discussed in the updates to the serialization spec.
The most significant aspects of serialization evolution concerning records are 1) adding and removing record components, and 2) the compatible scenarios where an ordinary class may be changed to a record class. The following is a proposal to address both. Spec changes: https://cr.openjdk.java.net/~chegar/records/spec/records-serialization-addendum.html CSR: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8237202 -Chris. [1] https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8233436
