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 Please see docs/getting-started.md for instructions on installing NetBox.
 
+To upgrade NetBox, please download the [latest release](https://github.com/digitalocean/netbox/releases) and run `upgrade.sh`.
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 # Components
 
 NetBox understands all of the physical and logical building blocks that comprise network infrastructure, and the manners in which they are all related.