# Ignition 7.8 to Ignition 8.3

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-8-to-ignition-8-3/110722>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [September 17, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-8-to-ignition-8-3/110722 "2025-09-17T15:25:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![diat150](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a587f6/32.png) [@diat150](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/diat150)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-8-to-ignition-8-3/110722/1 "2025-09-17T15:25:46Z")

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Any guidance on making this big jump would be helpful. 7.8 has been so solid for me but its time to get to the latest version so I can start making use of the newest features. I know there have been some wholesale changes a few times since 7.8… so should I upgrade to say 7.9. then 8.1 then 8.3 or should I just go straight to 8.3?

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**Author:** ![Daniel\_Kearney](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/daniel_kearney/32/79526_2.png) [@Daniel\_Kearney](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Daniel_Kearney)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-8-to-ignition-8-3/110722/2 "2025-09-17T15:31:41Z")

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You will have to take that first option you mentioned since there is no support for a direct upgrade to 8.3 from 7.8 or 7.9

> **[7.9 to 8.1 Upgrade Guide | Ignition User Manual](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.3/getting-started/installing-and-upgrading/ignition-8-upgrade-guide/79to81-upgrade-guide)**
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> Ignition 8.1 is a major update across virtually all subsystems and modules. Inductive Automation strives to maintain its commitment to backwards compatibility and a straight-forward upgrade process. However, given the vast scope of changes in 8.1,...

> **[8.1 to 8.3 Upgrade Guide | Ignition User Manual](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.3/getting-started/installing-and-upgrading/ignition-8-upgrade-guide/81to83-upgrade-guide)**
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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-8-to-ignition-8-3/110722/3 "2025-09-17T15:53:41Z")

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You should be able to go 7.8 -\> 8.1 -\> 8.3.

Whether you put 7.9 in the middle or not is up to you. It's not supposed to be required, but I think people do it anyway.

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**Author:** ![diat150](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a587f6/32.png) [@diat150](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/diat150)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-8-to-ignition-8-3/110722/4 "2025-09-17T16:04:14Z")

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thanks guys sounds like alot of fun!