# Request for Guidance on Ignition Upgrade Strategy

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/request-for-guidance-on-ignition-upgrade-strategy/108599>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [July 17, 2025, 8:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/request-for-guidance-on-ignition-upgrade-strategy/108599 "2025-07-17T08:57:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 17, 2025, 9:41am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/request-for-guidance-on-ignition-upgrade-strategy/108599/2 "2025-07-17T09:41:06Z")

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I'm not IA developer, but upgrading to 8.3 would not be as easy as to upgrade to 8.1.+.  
Also, 8.3 doesn't really have an official release date.

> [@Ignition 8.3 Early access](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-early-access/92876):
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> Hi, On ICC, we got this visual: I was wondering if there already is an early access build for 8.3 as the target was? If so, how can we access that? If not so, what is the new timeline? Thanks! Jasper

Talking for our personal project, we upgraded from 8.1.08 to 8.1.2X (from memory) without much problem. We had to fix some connections and I think that was it. IA does a great job mantining compatibility with older version.

I see upgrading to 8.3 as a "small project" wheter upgrading to sub-versions as an "afternoon project".

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