Differences between fcp 6.05 & 6.01

i'm currently using fcp 6.01. i've been given the project file for project started on fcp 6.05. my fcp won't open this project telling me the project was created on a newer version of fcp. very smart ... but am i missing something? i'm very surprised that fcp won't open a project done on essentially the same version. i could understand if we're talking fcp 4 or 5 ... anyway i'm assuming the only thing to do is update to the latest version. admittedly i'm bit nervous doing that since i have a project that i've been working on for a month and a half that's over 7 hrs long and i can't afford to have any snafus at this point. should i be concerned? is upgrading my only alternative? is 6.05 a big upgrade over 6.01? thanks.

Major bug fixes, added support for multiple camera shooting formats, added functionality. You can't go back from newer versions to older versions when there are bug fixes, because that would just re-introduce the bugs and be a potential can of worms. Upgrade...it is safe.
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