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diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index 5ff53f2df7..b01d693a47 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -362,14 +362,11 @@ This should end with a 'PASSED' result:: Upgrading an existing Synapse ============================= -IMPORTANT: Before upgrading an existing synapse to a new version, please -refer to UPGRADE.rst for any additional instructions. - -Otherwise, simply re-install the new codebase over the current one - e.g. -by ``pip install --process-dependency-links -https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/tarball/master`` -if using pip, or by ``git pull`` if running off a git working copy. +The instructions for upgrading synapse are in `UPGRADE.rst`_. +Please check these instructions as upgrading may require extra steps for some +versions of synapse. +.. _UPGRADE.rst: UPGRADE.rst Setting up Federation ===================== |