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# v0.14.4 Upgrade Instructions

<Warning>
  This page contains upgrade instructions for **testnet** and **mainnet**. Always verify which network the instructions apply to.
</Warning>

## Upgrade notes

No breaking changes or config requirements for v0.14.4.

## 1. SSH into the node as `root` user

## 2. Upgrade monad package

<Warning>
  If you encounter issues with the GPG signature (e.g. signatures were invalid), please renew the keys with the command below.
</Warning>

```bash theme={null}
curl -fsSL https://pkg.category.xyz/keys/public-key.asc \
  | gpg --dearmor --yes -o /etc/apt/keyrings/category-labs.gpg
```

```bash theme={null}
sudo apt update && sudo apt install --reinstall monad=0.14.4 -y --allow-downgrades --allow-change-held-packages
sudo apt-mark hold monad
```

<Warning>
  The `apt-mark hold monad` command prevents the monad package from being upgraded automatically by `apt-get upgrade`. Without it, unattended system upgrades can install a newer version of monad that has not been approved for your network, causing version mismatch issues.
</Warning>

## 3. Restart the services and verify

```bash theme={null}
sudo systemctl restart monad-bft monad-execution monad-rpc
sudo systemctl status monad-bft monad-execution monad-rpc --no-pager -l
```

Expected output: All services should show `Active: active (running)`

## 4. Verify the correct version is running

```bash theme={null}
monad-rpc --version
```

Expected output:

```json theme={null}
monad-rpc {"commit":"06ed5828c45804bc6a0bece00519472152ede07b","tag":"v0.14.4","branch":"","modified":true}
```