---
title: Preparing your upgrade plan
description: Prepare an upgrade plan to be used in your upgrade by executing the following tasks.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-administration/upgrade-center/uc-prepare-up.html
release: australia
product: Upgrade Center
classification: upgrade-center
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Using Upgrade Center, Upgrade Center, Upgrade, Administer the ServiceNow AI Platform]
---

# Preparing your upgrade plan

Prepare an upgrade plan to be used in your upgrade by executing the following tasks.

-   **[Building your Upgrade Plan](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/upgrade-center/uc-building-upgrade-plan.md)**  
Build your upgrade plan to experience a seamless and an accelerated upgrade by packaging the applications in an upgrade plan.
-   **[Refreshing your Upgrade Plan](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/upgrade-center/uc-refreshing-upgrade-plan.md)**  
Refresh your upgrade plan to package all the recently installed plugins and applications into your upgrade plan.
-   **[Installing your Upgrade Plan](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/upgrade-center/uc-installing-upgrade-plan.md)**  
Install your upgrade plan in the consumer instance to implement it in your upgrades.
-   **[Prepare to upgrade with Upgrade Plan](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/upgrade-center/uc-prepare-upgrade-plan.md)**  
Prepare your instance upgrade with Upgrade Plan by determining all the applications and plugins are ready to be implemented in the upgrade.
-   **[Apply Upgrade Plan on your upgrade](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/upgrade-center/uc-apply-upgrade-plan.md)**  
Apply the selected upgrade plan to your instance upgrade.

**Parent Topic:**[Using ServiceNow AI Platform upgrade tools](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/upgrade-now-platform.md)