# Downgrade BalenaOS

**URL:** <https://forums.balena.io/t/downgrade-balenaos/205364>\
**Category:** balenaOS\
**Created:** [November 2, 2020, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/downgrade-balenaos/205364 "2020-11-02T10:33:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![krenom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9fc348/32.png) [@krenom](https://forums.balena.io/u/krenom)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/downgrade-balenaos/205364/1 "2020-11-02T10:33:32Z")

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Good morning,

There’s some specific wording in [this thread](https://forums.balena.io/t/downgrade-os-version/36470) about not supporting self-serve, though not sure what that is, which leaves some interpretation for it being possible to downgrade BalenaOS versions.

Could we get confirmation, or otherwise, that there is _no way_ for us to downgrade BalenaOS versions once out in the field short of physically retrieving them and reflashing?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![curcuz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/curcuz/32/137_2.png) [@curcuz](https://forums.balena.io/u/curcuz)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/downgrade-balenaos/205364/8 "2020-11-02T10:42:57Z")

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Hi Aidan, downgrading balenaOS is indeed not supported

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**Author:** ![krenom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9fc348/32.png) [@krenom](https://forums.balena.io/u/krenom)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 11:05am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/downgrade-balenaos/205364/10 "2020-11-02T11:05:36Z")

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Quick and simple answer, nice one, thank you.