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diff --git a/website/content/en/releases/15.1R/upgrading.adoc b/website/content/en/releases/15.1R/upgrading.adoc
--- a/website/content/en/releases/15.1R/upgrading.adoc
+++ b/website/content/en/releases/15.1R/upgrading.adoc
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@
== Upgrading with Base System Packages
Systems deployed with a packaged base system are upgraded via man:pkg[8].
-Systems running {releasePrevLegacy} or {releasePrev} can be upgraded as follows:
+Systems running {releasePrev} can be upgraded as follows:
. **Snapshot the Current Installation**
+
-Take a recursive snapshot of the functioning system named with the current date:
+If booting from ZFS, take a recursive snapshot of the functioning system named with the current date:
+
[source,shell,subs="verbatim,attributes"]
----
@@ -131,11 +131,13 @@
+
The boot loader offers a menu to boot from this if the upgrade needs to be rolled back.
+
-. **Upgrade the Package Manager**
+. **Upgrade the Installed System**
++
+Before upgrading to a new release, ensure the installed system is up to date:
+
[source,shell]
----
-pkg upgrade -yr FreeBSD-ports pkg
+pkg upgrade -r FreeBSD-base
----
+
. **Upgrade the Base System**
@@ -151,7 +153,7 @@
+
. **Upgrade Third‑party Kernel Modules**
+
-Third party kernel modules must also be upgraded with the base system:
+If third party kernel modules are installed, they must also be upgraded with the base system:
+
[source,shell]
----
@@ -226,7 +228,7 @@
cp /boot/loader.efi /boot/efi/efi/boot/bootx64.efi
----
+
-Note that some installations may not have `freebsd/loader.efi`.
+Note that some installations may have reversed case (e.g. `EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.EFI`) or may not have `freebsd/loader.efi`.
+
For AArch64 systems, execute the following commands instead:
+

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