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title: "How to upgrade to Joomla 2.5.2"
description: "Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. On March 5th 2012,..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/joomla/joomla-2-5/upgrade-joomla/
date: 2012-03-06
modified: 2021-11-19
author: "Brad Markle"
categories: ["Joomla", "Joomla 2.5"]
tags: ["Joomla v2.5"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# How to upgrade to Joomla 2.5.2

Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life [here](https://docs.joomla.org/Joomla!_CMS_versions).

On March 5th 2012, the Joomla team released [Joomla 2.5.2](https://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5415-joomla-252-released.html). It was a **security release**, so it is very important to upgrade your version of Joomla to the latest version. In a previous article, we walked you through the [steps for installing Joomla 2.5.1](/support/edu/joomla/joomla-2-5/how-to-install-joomla-25/). If you have this version installed (or any other version at or after Joomla 1.6), follow the steps below to **upgrade to Joomla 2.5.2**

**To upgrade to Joomla 2.5.2:**

1. [Log into your Joomla Dashboard](/support/edu/joomla/joomla-3/how-to-log-in-to-administrative-dashboard/)
2. Find and click the icon labeled** Joomla 2.5.2 Update Now![![click-update-now](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/edu_joomla25_upgrade-to-joomla2.5.2_click-update-now.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/edu_joomla25_upgrade-to-joomla2.5.2_click-update-now.gif) **
3. Put a check in the box next to the Joomla update file (see screenshot below) and click **Update** in the top right menu[![check-the-update-and-click-update](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/edu_joomla25_upgrade-to-joomla2.5.2_check-the-update-and-click-update.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/edu_joomla25_upgrade-to-joomla2.5.2_check-the-update-and-click-update.gif)
4. When the update has completed, you will see a success message similar to **Updating file was successful**. You will also see the version number at the bottom of the page update to Joomla 2.5.2 (refer to the screenshot below)[![updating-file-was-successful](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/edu_joomla25_upgrade-to-joomla2.5.2_updating-file-was-successful.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/edu_joomla25_upgrade-to-joomla2.5.2_updating-file-was-successful.gif)

Congratulations, you have just upgrade from Joomla 2.5.1 to Joomla 2.5.2!