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 <font inherit/Courier New,Courier,monospace;;inherit;;inherit>sudo stages stop</font>

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 <font inherit/Courier New,Courier,monospace;;inherit;;inherit>sudo rpm -Uvh stages-…rpm</font> or <font inherit/Courier New,Courier,monospace;;inherit;;inherit>sudo yum localinstall stages-…rpm</font>, 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