Depending on which version of Geo you are updating to/from, there may be
different steps.
Depending on which version of Geo you are updating to/from, there may be different steps.
## General update steps
In order to update the Geo nodes when a new GitLab version is released,
all you need to do is update GitLab itself:
NOTE: **Note:** These general update steps are not intended for [high-availability deployments](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/update/README.html#multi-node--ha-deployment), and will cause downtime. If you want to avoid downtime, consider using [zero downtime updates](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/update/README.html#zero-downtime-updates).
1. Log into each node (**primary** and **secondary** nodes).
1.[Update GitLab][update].
To update the Geo nodes when a new GitLab version is released, update **primary**
and all **secondary** nodes:
1. Log into the **primary** node.
1.[Update GitLab on the **primary** node using Omnibus](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/update/README.html).
1. Log into each **secondary** node.
1.[Update GitLab on each **secondary** node using Omnibus](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/update/README.html).
1.[Test](#check-status-after-updating)**primary** and **secondary** nodes, and check version in each.