#419

backend/app/services/version_recorder.rb

@@ -47,10 +47,14 @@ class VersionRecorder
   end
 
   def update_record_version_no! version_no
+    return unless tracks_version_no_on_record?
+
     @record.update_columns(version_no:)
     @record.version_no = version_no
   end
 
+  def tracks_version_no_on_record? = true
+
   def validate_version_sequence! latest
     if !(latest) && @event_type != 'create'
       raise "#{ version_class.name } first event must be create"
@@ -60,7 +64,7 @@ class VersionRecorder
       raise "#{ version_class.name } create event already exists"
     end
 
-    return unless latest
+    return if !(latest) || !(tracks_version_no_on_record?)
 
     if @record.version_no != latest.version_no
       raise ("#{ record_class.name }##{ @record.id } version_no is #{ @record.version_no }, " +