Upgrade to Server 10.8 for Mac Mini Server running Server 10.7.5?

Hi—I am seeing references to OS X Server 10.8 yet my Mac Mini Server (mid-2011, machine identifier "Macmini5,3") is holding firm with OS X Server version 10.7.5.
There are no pending updates for this machine either through OS X (software updates) or through the App Store.
Will this machine eventually go to 10.8 through routine updates, or is this something I have to buy?
Searching the App Store for "OS X Server" returns the Server utilities. One of the main headings under it is "What's new in Version 2.2.1".
Should I sit tight, or jump into the forced upgrade fray?
Thanks for any thoughts! —michael

Thanks John.
Are you saying that to move to the next "level" (10.8.n) that indeed the "Server.app" is what I need to do?
Seems awfully dicey. Why isn't Apple pushing me something called "OS X Server 10.8 Upgrade"?
I have to first "buy and upgrade to Mountain Lion i.e. 10.8"?
"The upgrade from 10.7.5 to 10.8 is not free".
Money is not an object here. Again, the PATH TO UPGRADE isn't being provided through any internal systems (a.k.a. Finder/../Software Update).
This is a huge mis-step for Apple.
Sure "Mavericks" is soon due. And I'll bet that the path to (seamlessly) move from 10.7.5 is even more obscure.
—michael

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