# Sierra Wireless RV50 Firmware Update

**URL:** <https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/sierra-wireless-rv50-firmware-update/34868>\
**Category:** AirLink routers\
**Tags:** fw-upgrade\
**Created:** [May 8, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/sierra-wireless-rv50-firmware-update/34868 "2025-05-08T16:30:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![trafinfocom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@trafinfocom](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/u/trafinfocom)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/sierra-wireless-rv50-firmware-update/34868/1 "2025-05-08T16:30:42Z")

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Good day,

Just wanted to find out if an RV50 that needs firmware update if it has to be n-1, or if can be n-5, to get to n.

n = most recent firmware

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**Author:** ![robinmholt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.sierrawireless.com/robinmholt/32/8315_2.png) [@robinmholt](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/u/robinmholt)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/sierra-wireless-rv50-firmware-update/34868/2 "2025-05-08T19:03:11Z")

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@trafinfocom,

I very frequently upgrade straight to the 4.16 (4.18 for RV50X) from earlier versions. You can not upgrade to 4.17 or 4.18 from anything besides 4.16. Also, on the RV50, I sometimes run into issues with devices going from 4.9 to 4.16, but I have found they reliably go 4.9 to 4.13 and then 4.16.

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**Author:** ![jerdung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/82dd89/32.png) [@jerdung](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/u/jerdung)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 10:28am UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/sierra-wireless-rv50-firmware-update/34868/3 "2025-05-09T10:28:05Z")

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Hi @trafinfocom,

You can check the supported ALEOS versions and upgrade paths for the RV50 using the image below:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/sierrawireless/original/2X/e/e43625f5fd561641c770bce9b3d4ea109e2fd846.png)  
Please refer to the release not document for more detail: [source.sierrawireless.com/resources/airlink/software\_reference\_docs/release-notes/aleos-4,-d-,16,-d-,2-release-notes/#sthash.TnmVhyc2.dpbs](https://source.sierrawireless.com/resources/airlink/software_reference_docs/release-notes/aleos-4,-d-,16,-d-,2-release-notes/#sthash.TnmVhyc2.dpbs)

Thanks,