To be safe in case of any crashes/problems during the update, back up your database (dump) befor the upgrade.
On Linux servers where Stages was started with “stages start” command, it shall be stopped with “stages stop” before the upgrade.

Linux: execute sudo stages stop

Windows: stop the Stages and Stages Search Windows services

Delete the …/stages/data-cache/cms-cache folder. It will be automatically recreated after the restart.

Linux: execute sudo rpm -Uvh stages-…rpm or sudo yum localinstall stages-…rpm, depending on your Linux flavor

Windows: execute Stages V7.6 Windows installer in an elevated command prompt and follow the assistant steps

Linux: execute sudo stages reload

Windows: verify that Stages and Stages Search Windows services are running