There's value in having automatic system updates for the common base. Once you go on the road of unsupported libraries that would be bundled with your applicat

There's value in having automatic system updates for the common base. Once you go on the road of unsupported libraries that would be bundled with your application more work is involved for upgrades. Even with semantic versioning you depend on the author to do it properly. It's best if upgrades can be controlled to avoid regressions.