diff --git a/docs/private-networks/get-started/install/binary-distribution.md b/docs/private-networks/get-started/install/binary-distribution.md
index e95ce612d7b..751e9f16fd9 100644
--- a/docs/private-networks/get-started/install/binary-distribution.md
+++ b/docs/private-networks/get-started/install/binary-distribution.md
@@ -92,3 +92,7 @@ Display Besu command line help to confirm installation:
 ```bash
 bin/besu --help
 ```
+
+## Upgrade Besu
+
+See the [Upgrade Besu](../../../public-networks/how-to/upgrade-node.md#upgrade-on-linux) guide for instructions on upgrading Besu on Linux.
diff --git a/docs/private-networks/get-started/install/run-docker-image.md b/docs/private-networks/get-started/install/run-docker-image.md
index b75c253b22c..6e1b484afd9 100644
--- a/docs/private-networks/get-started/install/run-docker-image.md
+++ b/docs/private-networks/get-started/install/run-docker-image.md
@@ -122,3 +122,7 @@ To delete a container:
 ```bash
 docker rm <container-name>
 ```
+
+## Upgrade Besu
+
+See the [Upgrade Besu](../../../public-networks/how-to/upgrade-node.md#upgrade-on-docker) guide for instructions on upgrading Besu on Docker.
diff --git a/docs/private-networks/how-to/deploy/ansible.md b/docs/private-networks/how-to/deploy/ansible.md
index c7747e4bd5c..827357a2b17 100644
--- a/docs/private-networks/how-to/deploy/ansible.md
+++ b/docs/private-networks/how-to/deploy/ansible.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ tags:
 
 To deploy Besu using Ansible, use the [Besu role](https://galaxy.ansible.com/consensys/hyperledger_besu) published on Galaxy.
 
-For more information, see the "Read Me" button on the [Ansible Galaxy Besu page](https://galaxy.ansible.com/consensys/hyperledger_besu).
+For more information, select **Documentation** on the [Ansible Galaxy Besu page](https://galaxy.ansible.com/consensys/hyperledger_besu).
 
 :::tip
 
diff --git a/docs/public-networks/get-started/install/binary-distribution.md b/docs/public-networks/get-started/install/binary-distribution.md
index 3848065f47f..6e5d24b4606 100644
--- a/docs/public-networks/get-started/install/binary-distribution.md
+++ b/docs/public-networks/get-started/install/binary-distribution.md
@@ -89,3 +89,7 @@ Display Besu command line help to confirm installation:
 ```bash
 bin/besu --help
 ```
+
+### Upgrade Besu
+
+See the [Upgrade Besu](../../how-to/upgrade-node.md#upgrade-on-linux) guide for instructions on upgrading Besu on Linux.
diff --git a/docs/public-networks/get-started/install/run-docker-image.md b/docs/public-networks/get-started/install/run-docker-image.md
index ca4c1407b6f..9e162c85e6c 100644
--- a/docs/public-networks/get-started/install/run-docker-image.md
+++ b/docs/public-networks/get-started/install/run-docker-image.md
@@ -141,3 +141,7 @@ To delete a container:
 ```bash
 docker rm <container-name>
 ```
+
+## Upgrade Besu
+
+See the [Upgrade Besu](../../how-to/upgrade-node.md#upgrade-on-docker) guide for instructions on upgrading Besu on Docker.
diff --git a/docs/public-networks/how-to/upgrade-node.md b/docs/public-networks/how-to/upgrade-node.md
index 4e33d3dce08..eac5697221e 100644
--- a/docs/public-networks/how-to/upgrade-node.md
+++ b/docs/public-networks/how-to/upgrade-node.md
@@ -2,32 +2,245 @@
 title: Upgrade Besu
 sidebar_position: 11
 description: Upgrade your Besu node to a new version.
+toc_max_heading_level: 2
 tags:
   - public networks
+  - private networks
 ---
 
 # Upgrade your Besu node
 
-When upgrading your Besu node, we recommend:
+This page provides instructions for upgrading your Besu node on:
 
-- Using an orchestration method (for example, Ansible or Chef) to keep all nodes in sync with your desired configuration.
+- [Linux](#upgrade-on-linux)
+- [Docker](#upgrade-on-docker)
+- [Kubernetes](#upgrade-on-kubernetes)
+- [Ansible](#upgrade-on-ansible)
+
+When upgrading your node, we recommend:
+
+- Checking the [Besu release notes](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/releases) for breaking changes.
+- Preserving your node's data and configuration.
 - Storing your configuration under version control.
 
-## Ansible
+## Upgrade on Linux
+
+1. Run the following script to automatically download the latest Linux release, extract it, and clean up:
+
+    ```bash
+    RELEASE_URL="https://api.github.com/repos/hyperledger/besu/releases/latest"
+    TAG=$(curl -s $RELEASE_URL | jq -r .tag_name)
+    BINARIES_URL="https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/releases/download/$TAG/besu-$TAG.tar.gz"
+   
+    echo Downloading URL: $BINARIES_URL
+   
+    cd $HOME
+    wget -O besu.tar.gz $BINARIES_URL
+    tar -xzvf besu.tar.gz -C $HOME
+    rm besu.tar.gz
+    sudo mv $HOME/besu-${TAG} besu
+    ```
+   
+2. Stop your Besu node:
+
+    ```bash
+    sudo systemctl stop execution
+    ```
+   
+3. Remove old binaries, install new binaries, and restart Besu:
+
+    ```bash
+    sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/besu
+    sudo mv $HOME/besu /usr/local/bin/besu
+    sudo systemctl start execution
+    ```
+
+:::tip note
+Thank you to
+[CoinCashew](https://www.coincashew.com/coins/overview-eth/guide-or-how-to-setup-a-validator-on-eth2-mainnet/part-ii-maintenance/updating-execution-client#besu)
+for this upgrade script.
+You can also see CoinCashew for instructions on upgrading Besu by building from source.
+:::
+ 
+## Upgrade on Docker
+
+1. Update your Docker image:
+
+    ```bash
+    docker pull hyperledger/besu:latest
+    ```
+
+2. Stop the current container:
+
+    ```bash
+    docker stop besu-node
+    ```
+
+3. Start a new container with the updated image:
+
+    ```bash
+    docker run -d \
+      --name besu-node            \
+      -v besu-data:/opt/besu/data \
+      -v besu-config:/etc/besu    \
+      hyperledger/besu:latest
+    ```
 
-You can use the [Ansible role on Galaxy](https://galaxy.ansible.com/consensys/hyperledger_besu) directly or customize it to suit your needs.
+Here is an example `docker-compose.yml` file:
 
-Upgrade the Besu version on nodes by running the play with the new version. For more information, For more information, select **Read Me** on the [Ansible Galaxy Besu page](https://galaxy.ansible.com/consensys/hyperledger_besu).
+```yaml
+version: '3.8'
+services:
+  besu:
+    image: hyperledger/besu:latest
+    volumes:
+      - besu-data:/opt/besu/data
+      - besu-config:/etc/besu
+    ports:
+      - "8545:8545"
+      - "30303:30303"
+volumes:
+  besu-data:
+  besu-config:
+```
+
+## Upgrade on Kubernetes
+
+1. Update your deployment manifest with a new image version:
+
+    ```yaml
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: besu
+        image: hyperledger/besu:new-version
+    ```
+
+2. Apply the update:
+
+    ```bash
+    kubectl apply -f besu-deployment.yaml
+    ```
+
+Here is an example PVC configuration:
+
+```yaml
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  name: besu-data
+spec:
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteOnce
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 1Ti
+```
+
+## Upgrade on Ansible
+
+You can use the [Ansible role on Galaxy](https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/standalone/roles/consensys/hyperledger_besu/)
+directly or customize it to suit your needs.
+
+Upgrade your Besu node by running the play with the new version.
+For more information, select **Documentation** on the [Ansible Galaxy Besu page](https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/standalone/roles/consensys/hyperledger_besu/).
 
 The playbook:
 
 1. Stops Besu.
-1. Downloads the updated version.
-1. Applies any new configuration.
-1. Starts Besu.
+2. Downloads the updated version.
+3. Applies any new configuration.
+4. Starts Besu.
+
+## Verify post-upgrade
+
+### RPC methods
+
+If you have [JSON-RPC HTTP enabled](../reference/cli/options.md#rpc-http-enabled),
+you can use the following commands to verify that you've successfully upgraded your Besu node.
+
+Call [`eth_syncing`](../reference/api/index.md#eth_syncing) to check the node synchronization status:
+
+ ```bash
+ curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_syncing","params":[],"id":1}' http://127.0.0.1:8545 -H "Content-Type: application/json"
+ ```
+
+Call [`web3_clientVersion`](../reference/api/index.md#web3_clientversion) to check the current client version:
+
+```bash
+curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"web3_clientVersion","params":[],"id":1}' http://127.0.0.1:8545 -H "Content-Type: application/json"
+```
+
+Call [`net_peerCount`](../reference/api/index.md#net_peercount) to verify peer connections:
+
+ ```bash
+ curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"net_peerCount","params":[],"id":1}' http://127.0.0.1:8545 -H "Content-Type: application/json"
+ ```
+
+### Logs
+
+You can also check Besu's logs to verify the version and whether Besu is in sync.
+For example, the startup logs look like the following:
+
+```bash
+{"@timestamp":"2025-01-17T07:23:03,791","level":"INFO","thread":"main","class":"Besu","message":"Starting Besu","throwable":""}
+{"@timestamp":"2025-01-17T07:23:04,558","level":"INFO","thread":"main","class":"Besu","message":"Connecting to 0 static nodes.","throwable":""}
+{"@timestamp":"2025-01-17T07:23:04,643","level":"INFO","thread":"main","class":"Besu","message":"
+####################################################################################################
+#                                                                                                  #
+# Besu version 25.1.0                                                                #
+#   
+...                                                                                               #
+```
+
+### Metrics
+
+If you have [metrics enabled](../reference/cli/options.md#metrics-enabled), you can verify the version by checking the
+`process_release` metric in [Prometheus](monitor/metrics.md), or on the command line:
+
+```bash
+curl -s localhost:9545/metrics | grep process_release
+```
+
+For example, the response looks like the following:
+
+```bash
+process_release{version="besu/v25.10/linux-x86_64/openjdk-java-21"} 1.0
+```
 
 ## Find peers on restarting
 
-Nodes store known peers in the peer table. The peer table is not persisted to disk. When a node restarts, the node connects to the specified bootnodes and discovers other nodes through the peer discovery process. The node continues collecting data from where it left off before the restart (assuming there was no data corruption in a failure scenario).
+Nodes store known peers in the peer table.
+The peer table is not persisted to disk.
+When a node restarts, the node connects to the specified bootnodes and discovers other nodes through the peer discovery process.
+The node continues collecting data from where it left off before the restart (assuming there was no data corruption in a failure scenario).
+
+Before the node restarted, connected peers saved the node details in their peer tables.
+These peers can reconnect to the restarted node.
+The restarted node uses these peers and the bootnodes, to discover more peers.
+To ensure that the restarted node successfully rejoins the network, ensure you specify at least one operational bootnode.
+
+## Troubleshoot
+
+#### Sync not progressing
+
+Verify that the node is properly connected to the bootnodes.
+Check the node logs to ensure that the connections are being established correctly.
+
+#### Low peer count
+
+Ensure that your network connection is stable and that the required ports for peer discovery and communication are open and correctly forwarded.
+
+#### API unavailable
+
+Check the configuration of your RPC endpoint to ensure it is set up correctly and is accessible. 
+Verify that the API service is running and the correct ports are being used.
+
+#### Data corruption
+
+If you encounter data corruption, restore the node data from a known good backup.
+Ensure regular backups are in place to avoid data loss.
 
-Before the node restarted, connected peers saved the node details in their peer tables. These peers can reconnect to the restarted node. The restarted node uses these peers and the bootnodes, to discover more peers. To ensure that the restarted node successfully rejoins the network, ensure you specify at least one operational bootnode.
+:::note
+As a last resort, you can delete the database to resync the node.
+This can solve corruption issues, but it might suffer significant downtime depending on the size of the network.
+:::