static-cms/website/content/docs/update-the-cms-version.md

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The update procedure for your CMS depends upon the method you used to install Netlify CMS.

## Package Manager

If you are using a package manager like Yarn or NPM, you will use their standard procedure to update. This is how both the Hugo and Gatsby starters are set up.

## CDN

If you are using the CMS through a CDN like Unpkg, then that depends on the version tag you are using. You can find the version tag you are using in the `/admin/index.html` file of your site.

- (Recommended) If you use `^2.0.0`, the CMS will do all updates except major versions automatically.
   - It will upgrade to `2.0.1`, `2.1.0`, `2.1.2`.
   - It will not upgrade to `3.0.0` or higher.
   - It will not upgrade to beta versions.

- If you use `~2.0.0`, the CMS will do only patch updates automatically.
   - It will upgrade `2.0.1`, `2.0.2`.
   - It will not upgrade to `2.1.0` or higher.
   - It will not upgrade beta versions.