Upgrade your instance to the next family release
concept australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read upgrade-to-next-family.md
If you are currently running a family release and want to upgrade to the next release, it is not necessary to acquire the applications from the ServiceNow Store. The application is automatically updated when the platform is updated to the minimum required version.
Role required: admin
For more information see Using the release notes to learn how to navigate the redesigned release notes and find the information you're looking for and Learn about the Australia release for new features.
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--- title: Upgrade your instance to the next family release description: If you are currently running a family release and want to upgrade to the next release, it is not necessary to acquire the applications from the ServiceNow Store. The application is automatically updated when the platform is updated to the minimum required version. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/security-management/upgrade-to-next-family.html release: australia topic_type: concept last_updated: "2026-09-10" reading_time_minutes: 1 breadcrumb: [Security Operations and the ServiceNow Store, Security Operations] --- # Upgrade your instance to the next family release If you are currently running a family release and want to upgrade to the next release, it is not necessary to acquire the applications from the ServiceNow Store. The application is automatically updated when the platform is updated to the minimum required version. Role required: admin For more information see [Using the release notes](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/release-notes/rn-getting-started-landing-page.md) to learn how to navigate the redesigned release notes and find the information you're looking for and [Learn about the Australia release](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/release-notes/rn-learn-landing-page.md) for new features.
| title | Upgrade your instance to the next family release |
| description | If you are currently running a family release and want to upgrade to the next release, it is not necessary to acquire the applications from the ServiceNow Store. The application is automatically updated when the platform is updated to the minimum required version. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/security-management/upgrade-to-next-family.html |
| release | australia |
| topic_type | concept |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Security Operations and the ServiceNow StoreSecurity Operations |