# Overview

Follow these steps to update your SonarQube Community Build instance to a newer version:

1. Read [release-cycle-model](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-community-build/server-update-and-maintenance/update/release-cycle-model "mention").
2. [determine-path](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-community-build/server-update-and-maintenance/update/determine-path "mention").
3. [pre-update-steps](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-community-build/server-update-and-maintenance/update/pre-update-steps "mention").
4. Back up the SonarQube Community Build database.
5. [update](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-community-build/server-update-and-maintenance/update/update "mention").
6. [post-update-steps](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-community-build/server-update-and-maintenance/update/post-update-steps "mention").

## Related pages <a href="#related-pages" id="related-pages"></a>

* [updating-to-sonarqube-server](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-community-build/server-update-and-maintenance/update/updating-to-sonarqube-server "mention")
* [other-procedures](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-community-build/server-update-and-maintenance/update/other-procedures "mention")