diff --git a/user/downloading-installing-upgrading/upgrade/4_2.md b/user/downloading-installing-upgrading/upgrade/4_2.md
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--- a/user/downloading-installing-upgrading/upgrade/4_2.md
+++ b/user/downloading-installing-upgrading/upgrade/4_2.md
@@ -22,14 +22,23 @@ data.
 If you would prefer to perform a clean installation rather than upgrading
 in-place:
 
-1. Create a
-   [backup](/doc/how-to-back-up-restore-and-migrate/#creating-a-backup) of your
+1. (optional) Run the updater to ensure all of your templates are in their latest version.
+2. Install the `qubes-dist-upgrade` tool. This is the inplace upgrade tool, which is not what we're doing. However it will be needed in order to prepare the templates for the 4.2 version. You install it with the following command in the dom0 terminal:
+
+       sudo qubes-dom0-update -y qubes-dist-upgrade
+
+3. Change your templates to use the 4.2 repositories instead of the 4.1 ones. You do this with the following command in the dom0 terminal:
+
+       qubes-dist-upgrade --template-standalone-upgrade
+
+    **Note**: This step is critical to ensure the templates will receive updates once Qubes 4.1 reaches end-of-life (EOL) and was missing in previous clean installation instructions.
+
+4. Create a [backup](/doc/how-to-back-up-restore-and-migrate/#creating-a-backup) of your
    current installation.
-2. [Download](/downloads/) the latest 4.2 release.
-3. Follow the [installation guide](/doc/installation-guide/) to install Qubes
+5. [Download](/downloads/) the latest 4.2 release.
+6. Follow the [installation guide](/doc/installation-guide/) to install Qubes
    4.2.
-4. [Restore from your
-   backup](/doc/how-to-back-up-restore-and-migrate/#restoring-from-a-backup) on
+7. [Restore from your backup](/doc/how-to-back-up-restore-and-migrate/#restoring-from-a-backup) on
    your new 4.2 installation.
 
 ## In-place upgrade