The FAA recently published revisions to the Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM), including clarifications of “approach category” and its application in determining the appropriate straight-in or circling minima on an instrument approach.
Previous AIM language required pilots to use the next higher approach category if it was necessary to maneuver at a speed above the upper limits of the aircraft’s defined approach category.
The revised language advises a pilot is never required to use the next higher approach category.
https://nbaa.org/aircraft-operations...ed-procedures/