This version of GitHub Enterprise Server will be discontinued on 2026-08-25. Discontinued releases are not supported. No patch releases will be made, even for critical security issues. For better performance, improved security, and new features in GitHub Enterprise Server, see Overview of the upgrade process. For help with the upgrade, GitHub Enterprise Support.

Preparing to upgrade

Learn how to prepare and plan for an upgrade of your GitHub Enterprise Server instance.

Overview of the upgrade process

Learn the recommendations and requirements for upgrading GitHub Enterprise Server, so you can plan and test your upgrade strategy.

Upgrade requirements

Before upgrading GitHub Enterprise Server, review these recommendations and requirements to plan your upgrade strategy.

Enabling automatic update checks

You can enable automatic update checks so that your GitHub Enterprise Server instance checks for and downloads the latest GitHub Enterprise Server release.

Taking a snapshot

To save your GitHub Enterprise Server data before upgrading, take a virtual machine snapshot.

Check system capacity before upgrading

Before upgrading GitHub Enterprise Server, you should perform these capacity checks and take the recommended steps.