# Switching between Discourse release channels / versions

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/switching-between-discourse-release-channels-versions/17014
**Category:** Self-Hosting
**Tags:** how-to
**Created:** [June 30, 2014, 1:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switching-between-discourse-release-channels-versions/17014 "2014-06-30T13:55:27Z")
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### Author: ![david](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/david/32/157490_2.png) [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2026, 12:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switching-between-discourse-release-channels-versions/17014/39 "2026-08-03T12:53:44Z")

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In theory it should never be needed. Launcher will automatically detect an out-of-date copy, and do the `git pull` itself:

> <https://github.com/discourse/discourse_docker/blob/ed9f680b0df1de28f062de1769d89d22b2644d1b/launcher#L840-L855>

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