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title: Upgrade
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# Upgrade

These pages show you how to upgrade PingDS software.

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

Read this first.

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#### [Upgrade strategies](strategies.html)

Choose between upgrading in place and upgrading by adding servers.

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#### [Upgrade in place](in-place-upgrade.html)

Overwrite old software to upgrade on the same server.

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#### [Upgrade by adding servers](new-servers.html)

Add new servers then retire old ones.

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