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## Run a beta version
If you would like to test next release before anyone else, you can install the beta version.
{% if page.installation == "os" or page.installation == "supervised" %}
{% tabbed_block %}
- title: From the UI
content: |
1. In your Home Assistant UI navigate to {% my updates title="System > Updates" %}
2. Click the overflow menu in the top right corner
3. Click "Join beta"
4. Navigate to Configuration panel
5. Install the update that is presented to you
- title: From the CLI
content: |
1. Join the beta channel
```bash
ha supervisor options --channel beta
```
2. Reload the supervisor
```bash
ha supervisor reload
```
3. Update Home Assistant core to the latest beta version
```bash
ha core update --backup
```
_The_ `--backup` _flag here ensures that you have a partial backup of your current setup incase you need to downgrade._
{% endtabbed_block %}
{% elsif page.installation == "container" %}
```bash
docker pull {{ site.installation.container }}:beta
```
**[You then need to recreate the container with the new image.](/installation/linux#install-home-assistant-container)**
{% elsif page.installation == "core" %}
1. Stop the Home Assistant service.
2. Switch to the user that is running Home Assistant
```bash
sudo -u homeassistant -H -s
```
3. Activate the virtual environment that Home Assistant is running in
```bash
source /srv/homeassistant/bin/activate
```
4. Download and install the beta version
```bash
pip3 install --pre --upgrade homeassistant
```
5. When that is complete start the service again for it to use the new files.
{% endif %}