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# Upgrade

This guide shows you how to upgrade Directory Services software.

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#### [About Upgrades](about-upgrades.html)

Read this first.

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#### [Directory Server](upgrade-ds.html)

Upgrade a directory server.

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#### [Directory Proxy](upgrade-proxy.html)

Upgrade a directory proxy server.

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#### [Replication Server](upgrade-rs.html)

Upgrade a standalone replication server.

Read the [Release notes](https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingds/release-notes/preface.html) before you upgrade DS software.