Introduction

In order to benefit from the latest improvements, security fixes, bug corrections and performance boosts, you may need to update your Odoo installation from time to time.

This guide only applies when are using Odoo on your own hosting infrastructure. If you are using one of the Odoo Cloud solutions, updates are automatically performed for you.

The terminology surrounding software updates is often confusing, so here are some preliminary definitions:

Updating (an Odoo installation)

Refers to the process of obtaining the latest revision of the source code for your current Odoo Edition. For example, updating your Odoo Enterprise 13.0 to the latest revision. This does not directly cause any change to the contents of your Odoo database, and can be undone by reinstalling the previous revision of the source code.

Upgrading (an Odoo database)

Refers to a complex data processing operation where the structure and contents of your database is permanently altered to make it compatible with a new release of Odoo. This operation is irreversible and typically accomplished via Odoo’s database upgrade service, when you decide to switch to a newer release of Odoo. Historically, this process has also been known as a “migration” because it involves moving data around inside the database, even though the database may end up at the same physical location after the upgrade.

This page describes the typical steps needed to update an Odoo installation to the latest version. If you’d like more information about upgrading a database, please visit the Odoo Upgrade page instead.