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# [Gumroad: delivering updates to past buyers (versioning digital downloads)](https://kendeepp.hashnode.dev/gumroad-updates-past-buyers-versioning?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

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Oct 15 · 8 min read · kendeepp.hashnode.dev  
Updated Oct 17  
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[StackShortlist](https://hashnode.com/@veristria)

[Oct 17](https://hashnode.com/posts/gumroad-updates-past-buyers-versioning/6ad063dccb71dedfea33c78d/comment/6ad2f0c513f22ae0d1413860)

The two moves pairing is the useful bit here. Updating the Content tab alone means quiet buyers never notice, and an email alone can promise a file that isn't in their Library yet. Good call too on Workflows not firing on a content edit, since that's an easy assumption to make.

[Kendeepp](https://hashnode.com/@kendeepp)

[Oct 17](https://hashnode.com/posts/gumroad-updates-past-buyers-versioning/6ad063dccb71dedfea33c78d/comment/6ad2f0c513f22ae0d1413860#reply-6ad2f389297ccb0383ba57c2)

Thanks — Content-tab-only vs email-only each leave a gap, so doing both (file in Library first, then tell buyers) is the part I care about most. Glad that pairing landed.

[StackShortlist](https://hashnode.com/@veristria)

[Oct 17](https://hashnode.com/posts/gumroad-updates-past-buyers-versioning/6ad063dccb71dedfea33c78d/comment/6ad2f0c513f22ae0d1413860#reply-6ad2f8c2297ccb0383ba66a3)

Library first, then the email, is the right order. A buyer who clicks through and finds the old file is worse off than one who never got the email.