# Version Update

## Pre-Update Steps

Take a backup of Cloud Assert Billing and Cost management database.

## Update Steps

### Billing Resource Provider VM

1. Sign in to Billing resource provider virtual machine.
2. Unblock the Billing resource provider update package .zip file and extract the contents to a temporary directory using any extractor tool.
3. Open a new elevated (administrative) PowerShell console and change to the directory where the files have been extracted. 
4. Run UpdateBuild.ps1 command and provide inputs if prompted.

```
.\UpdateBuild.ps1
```

![Successful update of Billing RP components ](/files/-MOjPp4E-ILoFfm95htM)


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