# Overview

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

In SonarQube Server, you need to perform an update 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 If you are on a version of SonarQube Server that is no longer active.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 update 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).

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

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

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

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

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