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kilfoyle committed Aug 19, 2024
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[[upgrade-integration-policies-automatically]]
== Keep integration policies up to date automatically

Some integration packages, like System, are installed by default during {fleet}
setup. These integrations are upgraded automatically when {fleet} detects that a
new version is available. These integrations have an option to upgrade
integration policies automatically, too. When this option is selected (the
default), {fleet} automatically upgrades your policies behind the scenes when a
new version of the integration is available. If there are conflicts during the
upgrade, your integration policies will not be upgraded, and you'll need to
Some integration packages, like System, are installed by default during {fleet} setup.
These integrations are upgraded automatically when {fleet} detects that a new version is available.

The following integrations are installed automatically when you select certain options in the {fleet} UI.
All of them have an option to upgrade integration policies automatically, too:

* {integrations-docs}/elastic_agent[Elastic Agent] - installed automatically when the default **Collect agent logs** or **Collect agent metrics** option is enabled in an {agent} policy).
* {integrations-docs}/fleet_server[Fleet Server] - installed automatically when {fleet-server} is set up through the {fleet} UI.
* {integrations-docs}/system[System] - installed automatically when the default **Collect system logs and metrics** option is enabled in an {agent} policy).

The {integrations-docs}/endpoint[Elastic Defend] integration also has an option to upgrade installation policies automatically.

Note that for the following integrations, when the integration is updated automatically the integration policy is upgraded automatically as well. This behavior cannot be disabled.

* {integrations-docs}/apm[Elastic APM]
* {integrations-docs}/cloud_security_posture#cloud-security-posture-management-cspm[Cloud Security Posture Management]
* {observability-guide}/monitor-uptime-synthetics.html[Elastic Synthetics]

For integrations that support the option to auto-upgrade the integration policy, when this option is selected (the default), {fleet} automatically upgrades your policies behind the scenes when a new version of the integration is available.
If there are conflicts during the upgrade, your integration policies will not be upgraded, and you'll need to
<<upgrade-integration-policies-manually,upgrade integration policies manually>>.

To keep integration policies up to data automatically:
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