# Sonarqube Enterprise 9.9 LTS to 9.9.6 LTS **URL:** \ **Category:** SonarQube Server / Community Build\ **Created:** [July 10, 2024, 3:20am UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/sonarqube-enterprise-9-9-lts-to-9-9-6-lts/118728 "2024-07-10T03:20:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![popac00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@popac00](https://community.sonarsource.com/u/popac00)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 3:20am UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/sonarqube-enterprise-9-9-lts-to-9-9-6-lts/118728/1 "2024-07-10T03:20:30Z")
Make sure to tell us: - What version are you upgrading from? Sonarqube 9.9 LTS - System information RHEL8, Java 17, Postgres 13 - - (Operating system, Java version, Database provider/version) - What’s the issue you’re facing? No issue but my Sonarqube instance is Sonarqube 9.9 LTS, upon checking there seems to be a new Sonarqube 9.9.6 **LTA**. My question is it has been almost a year since **I upgraded and from what I understand the 9.9 LTA of yester months is the same as 9.9 LTS**. Now I’m upgrading to 9.9.6 LTA, I just wanted to confirm if there’s any special thing that I need to do for my upgrade to be successful? And is 9.9 **LTS** the N-1 version of **9.9.6** LTA? Meaning there shouldn’t be much of a gap before my upgrade? ---
**Author:** ![Colin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/sonarsource/user_avatar/community.sonarsource.com/colin/32/55255_2.png) [@Colin](https://community.sonarsource.com/u/Colin)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 6:40am UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/sonarqube-enterprise-9-9-lts-to-9-9-6-lts/118728/2 "2024-07-11T06:40:51Z")
Hey there. LTA is indeed “just” a renamed LTA, and 9.9.1 - 9.9.6 have only introduced changes to stability and security, not to features. There won’t even be a database migration! Just swap out the binaries and config 🙏 For good measure, here’s the [upgrade guide](https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube/9.9/setup-and-upgrade/upgrade-the-server/upgrade-guide/). ---
**Author:** ![popac00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@popac00](https://community.sonarsource.com/u/popac00)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 6:59am UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/sonarqube-enterprise-9-9-lts-to-9-9-6-lts/118728/4 "2024-07-11T06:59:37Z")
If the upgrade strategy of my team for Sonarqube is go for the latest LTS (now labeled as LTA) and my instance is currently at **9.9 LTS** , will upgrading to **Sonarqube 9.9.6 LTA** fulfill that requirement or the current 9.9 LTS is still considered the latest LTA version for Sonarqube Enterprise? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Colin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/sonarsource/user_avatar/community.sonarsource.com/colin/32/55255_2.png) [@Colin](https://community.sonarsource.com/u/Colin)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 8:35am UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/sonarqube-enterprise-9-9-lts-to-9-9-6-lts/118728/5 "2024-07-11T08:35:56Z")
9.9.0 is the initial release of the LTA. 9.9.6 contains several patch versions of performance/stability/security updates. All 9.9 releases are the latest LTA, but 9.9.6 is the latest release of this LTA. Does that make sense? Like – iOS 17.5 is the latest version of iOS 17, but iOS 17.5.1 is the latest patch version. It’s the same principle. ---
**Author:** ![popac00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@popac00](https://community.sonarsource.com/u/popac00)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 10:59am UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/sonarqube-enterprise-9-9-lts-to-9-9-6-lts/118728/6 "2024-07-19T10:59:25Z")
Thanks @Colin, so even if the instance is at 9.9.0 LTS (LTA) it is still considered as of the moment a supported LTA version of Sonarsource? Staying in 9.9 LTS (LTA) means that the instance is still current and supported by Sonarsource? ---
**Author:** ![Colin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/sonarsource/user_avatar/community.sonarsource.com/colin/32/55255_2.png) [@Colin](https://community.sonarsource.com/u/Colin)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 8:22am UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/sonarqube-enterprise-9-9-lts-to-9-9-6-lts/118728/7 "2024-07-22T08:22:28Z")
Yes, it’s supported. But for the best performance, security, and reliability, you should upgrade to the patch update _v9.9.6_.