---
title: Prepare your upgrade
description: Before each upgrade, refresh your memory on general upgrade information, learn which important pre- and post- upgrade tasks apply to your upgrade, and learn how to use ServiceNow products and tools to make your experience easier.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/release-notes/rn-prepare-landing-page.html
release: australia
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Australia release notes]
---

# Prepare your upgrade

Before each upgrade, refresh your memory on general upgrade information, learn which important pre- and post- upgrade tasks apply to your upgrade, and learn how to use ServiceNow® products and tools to make your experience easier.

To help you get ready for a safe and effective upgrade, all the most important upgrade resources are compiled in one place.

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[ServiceNow upgrades \[Omitted image "release-notes-summaries.png"\] Alt text: icon for the tile upgrades overview Learn high-level information about upgrades, such as duration, rollback options, and testing.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/release-notes/upgrade.md)

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[Pre- and post-upgrade tasks \[Omitted image "product-release-notes-for-upgrades.png"\] Alt text: icon for the tile upgrade tasks Identify any tasks to complete before and after the upgrade for your applications and features.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/release-notes/upgrade-and-migration-tasks.md)

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[Upgrade planning checklist \[Omitted image "personalized-prb.png"\] Alt text: icon for the tile planning checklist Use the end to end checklist to plan and track the activities for your upgrade.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/release-notes/upgrades-planning-checklist.md)

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[Upgrade tools and resources \[Omitted image "changes-to-plugins.png"\] Alt text: icon for the tile upgrade tools Learn about ServiceNow products, tools, and resources that can improve your upgrade experience.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/release-notes/upgrade-tools.md)

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[Upgrades and the ServiceNow® Store \[Omitted image "upgrade.png"\] Alt text: icon for the tile upgrades and the ServiceNow Store Learn about how upgrades are applied to ServiceNow® Store applications.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/release-notes/upgrades-store.md)

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