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title: Upgrade Elastic Cloud APM Server standalone to 8.
description: This upgrade guide is for the standalone method of running APM Server. Only use this guide if both of the following are true: You’re using Elastic Cloud.You’re...
url: https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-content/pull/3891/solutions/observability/apm/upgrade-elastic-cloud-apm-server-standalone-to-9
products:
  - APM
  - Elastic Observability
---

# Upgrade Elastic Cloud APM Server standalone to 8.
This upgrade guide is for the standalone method of running APM Server. Only use this guide if both of the following are true:
- You’re using Elastic Cloud.
- You’re using the APM Server binary, i.e. you haven’t switched to the Elastic APM integration.

Follow these steps to upgrade:
1. Review the [Elastic APM release notes](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/apm-server/tree/main/release-notes) and [Elastic Observability release notes](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-content/pull/3891/release-notes/elastic-observability).
2. Review the [Elastic APM breaking changes](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/apm-server/tree/main/release-notes/breaking-changes).
3. Upgrade Elastic Cloud to 9.0, refer to [Upgrade your deployment](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-content/pull/3891/deploy-manage/upgrade/deployment-or-cluster) for instructions.
4. (Optional) Upgrade to the APM integration. Got time for one more upgrade? Refer to [Switch to the Elastic APM integration](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-content/pull/3891/solutions/observability/apm/switch-to-elastic-apm-integration).