From b32015ac2f356ea72013da9ea175e7aaaba8fd7e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rachel Elledge <rachel.elledge@redislabs.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:55:20 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] DOC-4923 RS: Added step to promote the first new node during
 rolling upgrade

---
 .../rs/installing-upgrading/upgrading/upgrade-cluster.md      | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/content/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/upgrading/upgrade-cluster.md b/content/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/upgrading/upgrade-cluster.md
index b082c610c7..14576fa77a 100644
--- a/content/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/upgrading/upgrade-cluster.md
+++ b/content/operate/rs/installing-upgrading/upgrading/upgrade-cluster.md
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ To perform a rolling upgrade of the cluster, use one of the following methods:
 
 1. [Add the new node]({{< relref "/operate/rs/clusters/add-node" >}}) to the cluster.
 
+1. [Promote the first new node]({{<relref "/operate/rs/clusters/change-node-role/#promote-secondary-node">}}) to become the primary node.
+
 1. [Remove one node]({{< relref "/operate/rs/clusters/remove-node#remove-a-node" >}}) running the earlier Redis Software version from the cluster.
 
 1. Repeat the previous steps until all nodes with the earlier Redis Software version are removed. If the final node to remove from the cluster is the primary node, [demote it]({{<relref "/operate/rs/clusters/change-node-role#demote-primary-node">}}) to a secondary node before you remove it.
@@ -134,6 +136,8 @@ To perform a rolling upgrade of the cluster, use one of the following methods:
     rladmin cluster join nodes <cluster_member_ip_address> username <username> password <password> replace_node <node_id>
     ```
 
+1. [Promote the first new node]({{<relref "/operate/rs/clusters/change-node-role/#promote-secondary-node">}}) to become the primary node.
+
 1. Verify node health:
 
     1. Run `rlcheck` on all nodes: