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# PingGateway upgrades

This guide shows you how to upgrade PingGateway software.

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

Product names changed when ForgeRock became part of Ping Identity. PingGateway was formerly known as ForgeRock Identity Gateway, for example. Learn more about the name changes from [New names for ForgeRock products](https://support.pingidentity.com/s/article/new-names-for-forgerock-products).