# How do I upgrade Kafka?

**URL:** <https://forum.confluent.io/t/how-do-i-upgrade-kafka/309>\
**Category:** Ops\
**Created:** [3 December 2020 14:45 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/how-do-i-upgrade-kafka/309 "2020-12-03T14:45:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![rmoff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.confluent.io/rmoff/32/3_2.png) [@rmoff](https://forum.confluent.io/u/rmoff)\
**Post date:** [3 December 2020 14:45 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/how-do-i-upgrade-kafka/309/1 "2020-12-03T14:45:12Z")

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What’s the process to follow for upgrading Kafka?

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**Author:** ![whatsupbros](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.confluent.io/whatsupbros/32/239_2.png) [@whatsupbros](https://forum.confluent.io/u/whatsupbros)\
**Post date:** [4 February 2021 09:38 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/how-do-i-upgrade-kafka/309/2 "2021-02-04T09:38:44Z")

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Thanks @rmoff for raising this question.

This is very interesting indeed **what the upgrade path should look like** , especially for those who use Apache Kafka and Confluent Platform on-premise.

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**Author:** ![rmoff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.confluent.io/rmoff/32/3_2.png) [@rmoff](https://forum.confluent.io/u/rmoff)\
**Post date:** [4 February 2021 09:46 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/how-do-i-upgrade-kafka/309/3 "2021-02-04T09:46:35Z")

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I think the starting point for all upgrades would be [Upgrade Confluent Platform | Confluent Documentation](https://docs.confluent.io/platform/current/installation/upgrade.html)