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// assembly-upgrade.adoc

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= Strimzi and Kafka upgrades

Upgrading Strimzi is a two-stage process. To upgrade brokers and clients without downtime, you _must_ complete the upgrade procedures in the following order:

. Update your Cluster Operator to the latest Strimzi version.
** xref:assembly-upgrade-cluster-operator-{context}[]

. Upgrade all Kafka brokers and client applications to the latest Kafka version.
** xref:assembly-upgrading-kafka-versions-{context}[]

include::modules/ref-upgrade-kafka-versions.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::assembly-upgrade-kafka-cluster-operator.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::assembly-upgrade-kafka-versions.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::assembly-downgrade-kafka-versions.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
