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# New version notifications

Defguard will periodically (every 6 hours) check for a new version, If there is one that is newer than the current one, a toast will be displayed in the admin dashboard.

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You can display the release notes by clicking "See what's new".

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If the update is considered critical (e.g. fixes a vulnerability) it will have the "critical update" badge.

If you dismiss the update, it won't be shown again for that version for the