diff --git a/java/sdk.go b/java/sdk.go
index be5e512..4414600 100644
--- a/java/sdk.go
+++ b/java/sdk.go
@@ -170,9 +170,12 @@
 		return false
 	}
 	switch s.kind {
+	case sdkNone:
+		// there is nothing to manage and version in this case; de facto stable API.
+		return true
 	case sdkCore, sdkPublic, sdkSystem, sdkModule, sdkSystemServer:
 		return true
-	case sdkNone, sdkCorePlatform, sdkTest, sdkPrivate:
+	case sdkCorePlatform, sdkTest, sdkPrivate:
 		return false
 	default:
 		panic(fmt.Errorf("unknown sdkKind=%v", s.kind))