Thanks Alex for posting this. I&#x27;m so glad you had a positive experience upgrading.<p>We spend a lot of time making our Omnibus packages a flawless install and upgrade experience. Docker images are great but for many users Docker is not an option.<p>GitLab CE is just as performant and easy to upgrade as EE and we strive to keep it that way <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;about.gitlab.com&#x2F;about&#x2F;#stewardship" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;about.gitlab.com&#x2F;about&#x2F;#stewardship</a><p>Currently our team member Axil is upgrading a GitLab installation from 5.0 all the way to the latest version to ensure it is as smooth as it can be <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;gitlab&#x2F;status&#x2F;698236575231119360" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;gitlab&#x2F;status&#x2F;698236575231119360</a><p>If you want to know more about upgrading GitLab please see <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;about.gitlab.com&#x2F;update&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;about.gitlab.com&#x2F;update&#x2F;</a>