# Foundations
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| AOSREL01: How do you keep your OpenSearch version up to date? | 
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 OpenSearch Service consistently adds support for community-maintained OpenSearch versions. It is recommended to always upgrade to the latest available OpenSearch versions to benefit from performance improvements, security upgrades, and bug fixes. 

**Topics**
+ [AOSREL01-BP01 Implement a system update notification strategy](aosrel01-bp01.md)
+ [AOSREL01-BP02 Regularly update your OpenSearch Service domain to the latest version](aosrel01-bp02.md)