Nighthawk WiFi 7 Router RS700S new firmware update not alerting???

The latest firmware is dated 6/30/2025 (on the actual firmware file).  The Release Notes are dated 7/7/2025 because apparently Netgear reloaded the entire Knowledgebase on July 7 and every article was dated 7/7/2025.

Netgear's practices for releasing firmware continue to be a puzzle to users because

• There is no actual documentation on it, and
• They appears to change over time, and
• It also appears that the Nighthawk and Orbi software teams may follow different practices.

The general feeling on the Forum seems to be:

• Unless your system is not functioning well, there is no need to rush to update to the latest firmware.
  There have been occasions when "early adopters" discovered serious issues with new firmware and decided to "go back".
• If there is a serious security threat, Netgear will probably "push" the firmware to protect users who never look at their systems.