Installing your Upgrade Plan

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title: Installing your Upgrade Plan
description: Install your upgrade plan in the consumer instance to implement it in your upgrades.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-administration/upgrade-management/um-installing-upgrade-plan.html
release: australia
product: Upgrade Management
classification: upgrade-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Upgrade Plans tool in Upgrade Console, Upgrade Console tools, Use, Upgrade Console, Upgrade, Administer the ServiceNow AI Platform]
---

# Installing your Upgrade Plan

Install your upgrade plan in the consumer instance to implement it in your upgrades.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to Upgrade Plan using one of the following ways.

    |Option|Navigation|
    |------|----------|
    |Using left navigation|Navigate to **All** > **Admin Center** > **Upgrade Management** > **Upgrade Plan**.|
    |Using Admin tab option|Navigate to **Admin** > **Upgrade Management** > **Upgrade Plan**.|

    **Note:** If you are on the Upgrade Monitor page, click **Manage Upgrade Plan**.

    The list view of the upgrade plans shows up.

2.  Select Retrieve to find your upgrade plan.

    \[Omitted image "uc-retrieve-install.png"\] Alt text: Upgrade plans.

3.  Search your upgrade plan by name.

4.  Navigate to **All** > **My company applications** and refresh it.

    **Note:** This step is applicable only if you can't find the required version of your upgrade plan.

5.  Repeat the previous steps to see the latest version of the upgrade plan.

6.  Select **Install** to install the upgrade plan to your instance.

    \[Omitted image "uc-plan-install.png"\] Alt text: Install the upgrade plan.

    **Note:** If you made any changes to the upgrade plan on the builder instance after installing it on the consumer instance, then update the upgrade plan to the latest version.


**Parent Topic:**[Upgrade Plans tool in Upgrade Console](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/upgrade-management/um-upgrade-plans-tool.md)

**Related topics**  


[Building your Upgrade Plan]()

[Refreshing your Upgrade Plan]()

[Prepare to upgrade with Upgrade Plan]()

[Apply Upgrade Plan on your upgrade]()