---
title: Upgrade Elastic APM
description: This guide gives general recommendations for upgrading Elastic APM. APM agent compatibility, Breaking Changes, Upgrade to version 9.0, Switch to the Elastic...
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/solutions/observability/apm/upgrade
products:
  - APM
  - Elastic Observability
applies_to:
  - Elastic Stack: Generally available
---

# Upgrade Elastic APM
This guide gives general recommendations for upgrading Elastic APM.
- [APM agent compatibility](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/solutions/observability/apm/apm-agent-compatibility)
- [Breaking Changes](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/release-notes/apm/breaking-changes)
- [Upgrade to version 9.0](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/solutions/observability/apm/upgrade-to-version-9)
- [Switch to the Elastic APM integration](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/solutions/observability/apm/switch-to-elastic-apm-integration)