Upgrading
We aim to make upgrading WHMCS as simple as possible. Below we hope to provide everything you might need in order to successfully and confidently update your WHMCS installation.
Upgrade Service
We offer a professional upgrade service where our staff will upgrade your WHMCS installation for you. Please refer to http://www.whmcs.com/upgradeservice.php for more information and to order that.
Manually Upgrading
If you choose to upgrade yourself, please follow the instructions below and in the release notes for the specific version to ensure a successful upgrade.
You can upgrade from any WHMCS version from 3.2 onwards to the latest. You do not need to do each incremental release between your current version & the latest in order to upgrade. Simply download the full release package for the latest version as described below and then follow the upgrade instructions linked to in the included README.txt file.
Downloading the Latest Version
- Begin by logging in to the client area @ http://www.whmcs.com/members/clientarea.php or obtain the latest version from your web host if you received your key from them
- Click the My Licenses & Services link on the sidebar
- Select one of your active license keys to view the details
- Next, choose the latest stable version to download from the files which will be at the bottom of the page
Once downloaded, you are now ready to begin the upgrade process. This can vary from version to version so it is important that you refer to the upgrade instructions for your specific version. These can be found in the release notes for each version listed below.
Release Notes
| Version Number | First Release Date | Release Notes |
| Version 8.10 | 18th March 2024 | View Release Notes |
| Version 8.9 | 6th December 2023 | View Release Notes |
| Version 8.8 | 27th July 2023 | View Release Notes |
| Version 8.7 | 21st December 2022 | View Release Notes |
| Version 8.6 | 7th September 2022 | View Release Notes |
| Version 8.5 | 20th April 2022 | View Release Notes |
| Version 8.4 | 1st December 2021 | View Release Notes |
| Version 8.3 | 13th October 2021 | View Release Notes |
| Version 8.2 | 21st June 2021 | View Release Notes |
| Version 8.1 | 29th Dec 2020 | View Release Notes |
| Version 8.0 | 28th Sep 2020 | View Release Notes |
| Version 7.10 | 7th April 2020 | View Release Notes |
| Version 7.9 | 8th January 2020 | View Release Notes |
| Version 7.8 | 28th August 2019 | View Release Notes |
| Version 7.7 | 21st January 2019 | View Release Notes |
| Version 7.6 | 31st July 2018 | View Release Notes |
| Version 7.5 | 2nd April 2018 | View Release Notes |
| Version 7.4 | 14th November 2017 | View Release Notes |
| Version 7.3 | 3rd October 2017 | View Release Notes |
| Version 7.2 | 16th May 2017 | View Release Notes |
| Version 7.1 | 14th December 2016 | View Release Notes |
| Version 7.0 | 3rd October 2016 | View Release Notes |
| Version 6.3 | 29th March 2016 | View Release Notes |
| Version 6.2 | 9th December 2015 | View Release Notes |
| Version 6.1 | 22nd September 2015 | View Release Notes |
| Version 6.0 | 7th July 2015 | View Release Notes |
| Version 5.3 | 5th February 2014 | View Release Notes |
| Version 5.2 | 12th March 2013 | View Release Notes |
| Version 5.1 | 6th July 2012 | View Release Notes |
| Version 5.0 | 24th November 2011 | View Release Notes |
| Version 4.5 | 18th May 2011 | View Release Notes |
| Version 4.4 | 13th December 2010 | View Release Notes |
| Version 4.3 | 18th August 2010 | View Release Notes |
| Version 4.2 | 10th March 2010 | View Release Notes |
| Version 4.1 | 30th September 2009 | View Release Notes |
| Version 4.0 | 6th May 2009 | View Release Notes |