---
title: Upgrade OpenMetadata
slug: /deployment/upgrade
---

# Upgrade OpenMetadata

## Releases

OpenMetadata community will be doing feature releases and stable releases. 
 - Feature releases are to upgrade your sandbox or POCs to give feedback to the community and any potential bugs that the community needs to fix.
 - Stable releases are to upgrade your production environments and share it with your users.

## 0.12.1 - Stable release
 
 OpenMetadata 0.12.1 is a stable release. For Release notes please check here 
 Join our slack https://slack.open-metadata.org provide your feedback and help community to get to the stable 0.12.1 release
 


## Backup Metadata

Before upgrading your OpenMetadata version we recommend backing up the metadata.

The source of truth is stored in the underlying database (MySQL and Postgres supported). You can refer
to the following guide for our backup utility:

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    Learn how to back up MySQL data.
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## Upgrade your installation

Once your metadata is safe, follow the required upgrade instructions:

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    Upgrade your Kubernetes installation
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    Upgrade your Docker installation
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    bold="Upgrade a Bare Metal Deployment"
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    Upgrade your Bare Metal installation
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