During February 2026, Lyons Cort developed a state upgrader for API Shield within the cloudflare/terraform-provider-cloudflare repository. This feature automated the migration of existing API Shield configurations to a new version, reducing manual upgrade effort for users. Lyons designed the upgrader to handle configuration transformations and renames, ensuring backward compatibility throughout the process. The implementation leveraged Infrastructure as Code principles using Terraform, with HCL and JSON as primary languages. By merging this feature, Lyons established a foundation for future incremental upgrades and improved tooling, demonstrating a focused approach to maintainability and user experience in provider lifecycle management. No bugs were reported.