# Changing your update version type of Aptana [edit]

This page describes how to change your update version of Aptana.

## Introduction

When you update Aptana, you have the option of updating to the current stable build, the "next" stable build (a near-ready pre-release version of the next "official" public release), or a nightly build. If you want to change the build version that you update you, you can do so by changing your update "policy" URL. This Help topic explains how to change your policy URL so that you can update to a different type of build.

Note: If you just want to update to the next stable build, you do not need to change your policy URL. Just follow the instructions in Updating your version of Aptana to update your stable build. By default, the build version that you installed will automatically use that update version; however, we recommend always installing from the stable build version unless you plan to have two instances of Aptana running on your computer.

## Instructions

Specify your update type using your Preferences. You can either choose an update type from a list of menu options, or you can manually specify the policy URL that you want to update from.

### Setting your update preferences

To set your update preferences via menu options:

1. From the Window menu, select Preferences... to open the Preferences window.
2. On the Preferences tree on the left, expand Install/Update and select Aptana Automatic Updates to open the Aptana Automatic Updates window (shown below).

3. To receive automatic updates, make sure that the Automatically find new updates and notify me box is checked.
4. Under Download Options, choose whether to just notify you of new updates or whether to automatically download updates.
5. Under What type of updates would you like to see?, choose one of the following options:
   - Stable/current - The current "official" release
   - Next Release candidate - Fairly stable build that is a candidate to soon become the "official" release
   - Nightly builds - The newest build that is available to the public. May contain bugs and may not be stable.
   - Custom update policy - Manually specify a policy URL (see instructions below).
   - Developer builds - Builds for Aptana internal use only.
6. Click Apply to save your changes.
7. Click OK to close the Preferences window.

## Manually Downloading the Update

Download the latest release from http://update.aptana.com/install/3.2/ and follow the manual installation instructions on the page.

Note: You may need to start Eclipse from the command-line with the "clean" option: eclipse -clean if the update didn't seem to work correctly.

## Related Topics

- Installing Aptana
- Updating your version of Aptana
- Reverting to a previous build of Aptana
- Switching your workspace

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