# Update Capable for Confluence when it says Addon is outdated

Capable shows **Addon is outdated.** at the top of its pages when a newer version has been out for more than two days and your site has not taken it yet. A Confluence administrator selects **Update now**, applies the update in Confluence's app management, and accepts any new permissions. Everyone else sees **Contact an admin**.

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## Before you start

| **You need**                    | **Why**                                                                    |
| ------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| A Confluence site administrator | Only administrators get the **Update now** link and can apply app updates. |
| A minute or two                 | Updates do not need a maintenance window, and nobody loses work.           |

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## Steps

1. On the banner at the top of any Capable page, select **Update now**. It opens Confluence's app management.
2. Find Capable for Confluence in the list and apply the waiting update.
3. If the update asks for new permissions, review and accept them. Until then the banner reads **Update required.**
4. Go back to Capable and select the refresh icon at the end of the banner, or reload the page.

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## What happens next

The update brings your existing data up to date in the background and refreshes the example pages, so local edits to those example pages are lost. The banner goes away once Capable sees the new version.

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## If it does not work

* The banner is still there after updating: do a hard reload, which clears an old copy of the app held by the browser.
* **Update required.** means a permission change is waiting, not just a new version. It stays until an administrator accepts it.
* Some features say they need the latest app version, such as the **Egress** tab. Updating and accepting the new permissions clears that too.

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## Related

### [Updates](https://help.gocapable.com/capable/updates.html)

How updates arrive and what needs approval.

### [Fix Capable permission errors in Confluence](https://help.gocapable.com/capable/fix-capable-permission-errors-in-confluence.html)

The App Update Needed check.

### [Install, update and uninstall](https://help.gocapable.com/capable/install-update-and-uninstall.html)

The whole app lifecycle.

### [Installing and licensing Capable for Confluence](https://help.gocapable.com/capable/installing-and-licensing-capable-for-confluence.html)

All install and licence guides.

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_Two minutes, and the banner is gone._