# Question on beta and reverting to stable

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/question-on-beta-and-reverting-to-stable/77098>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [31 March 2023 03:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/question-on-beta-and-reverting-to-stable/77098 "2023-03-31T03:42:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Aaroneisele55](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/aaroneisele55/32/65335_2.png) [@Aaroneisele55](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Aaroneisele55)\
**Post date:** [31 March 2023 03:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/question-on-beta-and-reverting-to-stable/77098/1 "2023-03-31T03:42:22Z")

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Hello,  
I've been thinking about using the beta version of NodeRed, but I still have some questions about it:

- If I have the beta and something doesn't work, how easy is it to switch back?
- Does the beta have some other flow file format or can I use my existing files and switch back and forth between stable and beta?

Thanks for your help  
Aaron

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [31 March 2023 06:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/question-on-beta-and-reverting-to-stable/77098/2 "2023-03-31T06:58:08Z")

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The beta is pretty stable at this point. A couple minor UX bugs to fix, but nothing significant.

Switching back is straightforward; you run the same npm install command but with `@latest` rather than `@next`.

There are no breaking changes between the releases.

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**Author:** ![Aaroneisele55](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/aaroneisele55/32/65335_2.png) [@Aaroneisele55](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Aaroneisele55)\
**Post date:** [1 April 2023 16:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/question-on-beta-and-reverting-to-stable/77098/3 "2023-04-01T16:54:39Z")

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@knolleary thank you, I've updated to the beta and didn't notice any bugs since then

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [15 April 2023 16:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/question-on-beta-and-reverting-to-stable/77098/4 "2023-04-15T16:55:24Z")

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