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name: discovery-data-upgrade-data
title: Upgrading the service
description: Learn how to upgrade the version of your installed service deployment.
last-updated: 2026-02-24
---

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# Upgrading the service
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Learn how to upgrade the version of your installed service deployment.
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This information applies only to installed deployments.
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## Upgrade your deployment
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The following in-place upgrades are supported:

-   From a 5.3.x release to a later 5.3 release. For more information, see [Upgrading Watson Discovery](https://www.ibm.com/docs/SSNFH6_5.3.x/svc-discovery/discovery-upgrade.html){: external}.
-   From a 5.1.x or 5.2.x release to the latest 5.3 release. For more information, see [Upgrading Watson Discovery](https://www.ibm.com/docs/SSNFH6_5.3.x/svc-discovery/discovery-upgrade.html){: external}.
-   From a 5.2.x release to a later 5.2 release. For more information, see [Upgrading Watson Discovery](https://www.ibm.com/docs/SSNFH6_5.2.x/svc-discovery/discovery-upgrade.html){: external}.
-   From a 4.8.x, 5.0.x, or 5.1.x release to the latest 5.2 release. For more information, see [Upgrading Watson Discovery](https://www.ibm.com/docs/SSNFH6_5.2.x/svc-discovery/discovery-upgrade.html){: external}.
-   From a 5.1.x release to a later 5.1 release. For more information, see [Upgrading Watson Discovery](https://www.ibm.com/docs/SSNFH6_5.1.x/svc-discovery/discovery-upgrade.html){: external}.
-   From a 4.8.x release or 5.0.x release to the latest 5.1 release. For more information, see [Upgrading Watson Discovery](https://www.ibm.com/docs/SSNFH6_5.1.x/svc-discovery/discovery-upgrade.html){: external}.
-   From a 5.0.x release to a later 5.0 release. For more information, see [Upgrading Watson Discovery](https://www.ibm.com/docs/SSQNUZ_5.0.x/svc-discovery/discovery-upgrade.html){: external}.
-   From a 4.7.x release or 4.8.x release to the latest 5.0 release. For more information, see [Upgrading Watson Discovery](https://www.ibm.com/docs/SSQNUZ_5.0.x/svc-discovery/discovery-upgrade.html){: external}.
-   From one 4.8.x release to a later 4.8 release. For more information, see [Upgrading Watson Discovery](https://www.ibm.com/docs/SSQNUZ_4.8.x/svc-discovery/discovery-upgrade.html){: external}.
-   From a 4.6.x release or 4.7.x release to the latest 4.8 release. For more information, see [Upgrading Watson Discovery](https://www.ibm.com/docs/SSQNUZ_4.8.x/svc-discovery/discovery-upgrade.html){: external}.
-   From one 4.7.x release to a later 4.7.y release. For more information, see [Upgrading Watson Discovery to a newer 4.7 refresh](https://www.ibm.com/docs/SSQNUZ_4.7.x/svc-discovery/discovery-upgrade-v47.html){: external}.
-   From a 4.6.x release to the latest 4.7 release. For more information, see [Upgrading Watson Discovery](https://www.ibm.com/docs/SSQNUZ_4.7.x/svc-discovery/discovery-upgrade.html){: external}.
-   From a 4.0.x, 4.5.x, or earlier 4.6.x release to the latest 4.6 release. For more information, see [Upgrading Watson Discovery](https://www.ibm.com/docs/SSQNUZ_4.6.x/svc-discovery/discovery-upgrade.html){: external}.
-   From a 4.0.x release or from one 4.5.x release to a later 4.5.y release. For more information, see [Upgrading Watson Discovery](https://www.ibm.com/docs/SSQNUZ_4.5.x/svc-discovery/discovery-upgrade.html){: external}.
-   From one 4.0.x release to a later 4.0.y release. For more information, see [Upgrading Watson Discovery to a newer 4.0 refresh](https://www.ibm.com/docs/SSQNUZ_4.0/svc-discovery/discovery-upgrade-v4.html){: external}.

You cannot do an in-place upgrade from releases prior to version 4.x. For information about how to move from a 2.x deployment to IBM Watson® Discovery 4.5, see [Backing up and restoring data in IBM Cloud Pak for Data](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/discovery-data?topic=discovery-data-backup-restore&format=markdown).