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It is very important that systems are up-to-date prior to upgrading. Mention
that several times in the guide, and also indicate that on the screenshot.
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[IMPORTANT]
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. Make your system *fully up-to-date* before attempting system upgrade to a new Fedora release.
. Be sure to *back-up your data* before upgrading your Fedora system in the event something breaks and leaves your system unusable.
. Read the xref:fedora:release-notes:index.adoc[Release Notes] carefully before attempting an upgrade.
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As of Fedora Workstation 23, when the next stable release is available a graphical notification will appear similar to the update notifications.
Clicking this, or running the _Software_ application and going to the _Updates_ pane, will display a simple graphical interface for upgrading the system.
It will download the upgrade files, then prompt for a reboot to install them, similar to a system update.
When the upgrade is complete, the system will automatically reboot into the new release.
In _Fedora Workstation_, when the next stable release is available, a graphical notification will appear similar to the update notifications.
Clicking this, or running the **Software** application and going to the **Updates** pane, will display a simple graphical interface for upgrading the system.
**Important:** Before you start upgrading, your system needs to be fully up-to-date, to ensure
that the system upgrade will be smooth.
image:upgrade-gnome-software.png[upgrade-gnome-software.png,title="Release Upgrade Gnome Software"]
First, please click the _Refresh_ button in top left to make sure that **Software** is aware of the
latest updates. If there are any unapplied updates shown, please click the _Download_ button next
to them (and then _Restart & Update_ button, when it appears), to fully update your existing
system. This is really important, please do not skip this step. Once that is done, you can click
_Download_ in the _"Fedora Linux <number> Available"_ section to begin upgrading your system to
the new release.
image:upgrade-gnome-software.png[upgrade-gnome-software.png,title="Release Upgrade Gnome Software",width=640]
[[sect-upgrading-using-the-dnf-system-upgrade-plugin]]
== Upgrading using the DNF System Upgrade plugin