# Overview

## Reasons to upgrade immediately <a href="#reasons-to-upgrade-immediately" id="reasons-to-upgrade-immediately"></a>

In SonarQube Server, you need to perform an upgrade in the following situations:

1. If you are on a version of SonarQube Server that is no longer active.
2. If you are on the latest version of SonarQube Server and there is a new upgrade available.
3. If you are on the latest version or Long-Term-Active (LTA) for which there is a new patch version available (security and bug fixes).

## Upgrade steps <a href="#upgrade-steps" id="upgrade-steps"></a>

Follow these steps to perform an upgrade of your SonarQube Server:

1. Read [release-cycle-model](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/2025.2/server-update-and-maintenance/upgrade/release-cycle-model "mention").
2. [determine-path](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/2025.2/server-update-and-maintenance/upgrade/determine-path "mention").
3. Read the [#upgrade-notes](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/2025.2/release-notes#upgrade-notes "mention") between the SonarQube versions.
4. [pre-upgrade-steps](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/2025.2/server-update-and-maintenance/upgrade/pre-upgrade-steps "mention").
5. Back up the SonarQube Server database.
6. [upgrade](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/2025.2/server-update-and-maintenance/upgrade/upgrade "mention").
7. [post-upgrade-steps](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/2025.2/server-update-and-maintenance/upgrade/post-upgrade-steps "mention").

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

* [updating-from-sonarqube-community-build](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/2025.2/server-update-and-maintenance/upgrade/updating-from-sonarqube-community-build "mention")
* [moving-to-another-edition](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/2025.2/server-update-and-maintenance/upgrade/moving-to-another-edition "mention")
* [other-procedures](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-server/2025.2/server-update-and-maintenance/upgrade/other-procedures "mention")