More scannability tweaks for "About upgrades to new releases" (#50445)

content/admin/overview/about-upgrades-to-new-releases.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: About upgrades to new releases
 shortTitle: About upgrades
-intro: 'You can benefit from new features and bug fixes for {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} by upgrading your instance to a newly released version.'
+intro: 'Learn about how features and bug fixes are added to {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} through new releases.'
 versions:
   ghes: '*'
 type: overview
@@ -16,16 +16,16 @@ topics:
 
 Feature releases include new functionality and feature upgrades and typically occur quarterly.
 
-## Release candidates
-
 All feature releases begin with at least one release candidate.
 
-Release candidates are proposed feature releases, with a complete feature set. There may be problems in a release candidate which can only be found through feedback from customers actually using {% data variables.product.product_name %}.
+## Release candidates
+
+Release candidates are _proposed_ feature releases, with a complete feature set. There may be problems that can only be found by customers actually using the release.
 
 For performance, stability, and security reasons:
-- **Do not install a release candidate in a production environment.** Release candidate builds are intended solely for use in a test or staging environment.
+- **Do not install a release candidate in a production environment.** Release candidate builds are intended solely for test and staging environments.
 - **Do not upgrade to a release candidate from a supported, earlier version.** Instead, install a release candidate in a new, test environment.
-- **Do not upgrade from the release candidate to later versions when they are released**, including generally available  releases. Instead, destroy the release candidate environment as soon as the generally available release is available.
+- **Do not upgrade from the release candidate to later versions**, including generally available releases. Instead, destroy the release candidate environment.
 
 As you test a release candidate, please provide feedback by contacting support. See "[AUTOTITLE](/support)."
 
@@ -33,20 +33,19 @@ Each new release candidate adds bug fixes for issues found in prior versions. Wh
 
 ## Patch releases
 
-Patch releases:
+Between feature releases, you can benefit from patch releases, which:
 
 - Consist of hot patches and bug fixes
 - Happen more frequently than feature releases
 - Are generally available when first released, with no release candidates
-
-Upgrading to a patch release typically requires less than five minutes of downtime.
+- Typically require less than five minutes of downtime
 
 ## Upgrading {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}
 
 There are two ways to upgrade {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}:
 
-- To set up a completely new {% data variables.product.product_name %} instance and configure the instance however you like, see "[AUTOTITLE](/admin/installation/setting-up-a-github-enterprise-server-instance)" and "[AUTOTITLE](/admin/configuration/configuring-your-enterprise)."
-- To upgrade your existing instance to a new release, see "[AUTOTITLE](/enterprise-server@latest/admin/release-notes)" and "[AUTOTITLE](/admin/enterprise-management/updating-the-virtual-machine-and-physical-resources/upgrading-github-enterprise-server)."
+- To set up a **completely new {% data variables.product.product_name %} instance** and configure the instance however you like, see "[AUTOTITLE](/admin/installation/setting-up-a-github-enterprise-server-instance)" and "[AUTOTITLE](/admin/configuration/configuring-your-enterprise)."
+- To upgrade your **existing instance** to a new release, see "[AUTOTITLE](/enterprise-server@latest/admin/release-notes)" and "[AUTOTITLE](/admin/enterprise-management/updating-the-virtual-machine-and-physical-resources/upgrading-github-enterprise-server)."
 
 ## Further reading
 

data/reusables/enterprise/constantly-improving.md

@@ -1 +1 @@
-{% data variables.product.product_name %} is constantly improving, with new functionality and bug fixes introduced through {% ifversion ghes %}feature and patch releases{% endif %}.
+{% data variables.product.product_name %} is constantly improving, with new functionality and bug fixes introduced through feature and patch releases.