How to update MikroTik router OS version 7?

If you want to fix MikroTik OS bugs, improve security, and access new features, you need to keep your RouterOS up to date. Updating your MikroTik regularly is essential to ensure stability and optimal performance.

If you want update your MikroTik OS in same version the proccess is simple and straightforward, just follow this guide

But if you want to upgrade your OS from version 6 to 7 its a diffrent topic for doing this too follow this guide: How to upgrade MikroTik OS version 6 to 7

After updating if your MikroTik doesn’t work properly you can downgrade its OS to older versions if you are interested to How to downgrade Mikrotik OS follow our guide.

Update MikroTik router OS via Winbox

Before starting take backup

If you have other important configuration’s on your MikroTik, its better to take backup from it to be sure your other configurations don’t get damaged while updating.

In most cases its OK to update and nothing happens, But during installation if you face power loss or install corrupted update files it may cause deletion in your configurations.

For getting backup you can follow the guide bellow:

How to backup MikroTik configuration via Winbox

Step by Step of Updating via Winbox

For starting you need to have Winbox to connect to your MikroTik and control it, if you don’t have Winbox, you can download Winbox from MikroTik’s own website and install it.

Step 1 Connect to your MikroTik

Open Winbox app and enter your MikroTik IP and your login information to connect.

If you are using MikroTik in your local network you can find it from right side in “Neighbors” too.

Step 2 Access system / packages

1. Click on System in sidebar
2. in opening menu click on Packages

Step 3 Download and install latest router OS

In packages tab all your packages installed on MikroTik will apear here and you can see you exisiting router OS pack here too.

1. Click on check for update.

Note: while checking for update you may face to Error:could not resolve DNS

You can easily fix it buy adding DNS from IP -> DNS or by running this command in terminal

/ip dns set servers=8.8.8.8,1.1.1.1 allow-remote-requests=yes

2. Click on download and install button

It will start downloading after download ends, it will automaticlly install and reboot your device.

now you can check your version from System / Resources

1. Click on System
2. Click on Resources

3. Check your version

Updating via CLI

Some users may not work with Winbox or web and they are working with ssh just login to your MikroTik VPS and enter the following commands in terminal to update your router OS

With this command check for update:

/system package update check-for-updates

If update available with this command download the update

/system package update download