# What to be aware of when updating an old Discourse version to the latest?

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**Created:** [June 21, 2024, 4:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-to-be-aware-of-when-updating-an-old-discourse-version-to-the-latest/313086 "2024-06-21T16:37:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 4:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-to-be-aware-of-when-updating-an-old-discourse-version-to-the-latest/313086/1 "2024-06-21T16:37:50Z")

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I have the task to update the Discourse forum, I don’t know the current version yet, but what I suppose is that have 1 year old without updating. Some of my doubts are:

Is there any special steps to update this server to don’t break it?

Do I have to update step-by-step, one version at the time to finally get the latest version.

I am worry about any database change (version or structure).

I will appreciate any advice and comments.

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