How to update Involv intranet to the latest version?
Keep your environment secure, supported, and feature-complete with automatic updates.
1. Overview
Keeping your Involv intranet up to date ensures you benefit from the latest features, performance improvements, and security enhancements. Each release includes technical optimizations, UI refinements, and compatibility updates aligned with Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Online changes.
Involv intranet provides an automatic update mechanism that simplifies version management. Instead of manually deploying updates, administrators can grant the required permissions once, allowing future updates to be applied seamlessly.
If your organization prefers controlled release cycles, manual updates remain possible. However, automatic updates are strongly recommended for most environments to reduce operational overhead and avoid version gaps.
2. What you’ll learn
In this guide, you’ll learn how to:
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Check your current Involv intranet version
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Enable automatic updates
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Grant the required Microsoft 365 admin consent
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Understand what happens after activation
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Decide between automatic and manual update strategies
3. Watch interactive tutorial
Interactive tutorial coming soon!
How automatic updates work
Involv intranet is deployed within your Microsoft 365 tenant. Updates require Microsoft Graph permissions to ensure secure communication and controlled deployment.
When automatic updates are enabled:
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Your Microsoft 365 global administrator grants admin consent once.
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The required Microsoft Graph permissions are approved.
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Future updates can be deployed without repeated manual approval.
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Your environment stays aligned with the latest supported version.
This eliminates recurring administrative actions and reduces the risk of running outdated components.
How to enable automatic updates
Step 1 – Log in as Global Administrator
Ensure you are signed in with a Microsoft 365 account that has Global Administrator privileges.
Without this role, admin consent cannot be granted.
Step 2 – Grant admin consent
Open the following secure Microsoft authorization link:
You will be prompted to:
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Review the requested permissions
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Approve Microsoft Graph access
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Confirm tenant-wide admin consent
Approve the request to activate automatic update capability.
Step 3 – Confirmation
After approval:
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The permissions are registered in your tenant.
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Involv intranet can deploy future updates automatically.
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No additional manual action is required for subsequent releases.
How to verify your current version
To check your installed version:
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Open the Involv Manager
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Navigate to the admin configuration > Involv
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Verify the displayed version number
If you are unsure how to access the Involv Manager, consult the Involv Manager documentation:
https://knowledge.involv-intranet.com/how-to-navigate-the-involv-manager
Automatic vs. manual updates
Automatic updates (recommended)
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Minimal administrative workload
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Always aligned with latest supported version
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Faster access to improvements
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Reduced security exposure
Manual updates
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More control over timing
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Requires recurring administrative effort
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Risk of version fragmentation
For most organizations, automatic updates provide the optimal balance between governance and operational efficiency.
When should you update?
You should update immediately if:
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You are more than one minor version behind
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Microsoft 365 changes affect intranet functionality
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Security patches are included in the release
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You experience performance or compatibility issues
Running outdated versions can introduce technical debt and increase support complexity.
Best practice recommendation
Enable automatic updates unless your organization has strict change management policies that require scheduled release windows.
Keeping Involv intranet current ensures:
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Long-term platform stability
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Full compatibility with Microsoft 365
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Access to new components and improvements
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Ongoing support eligibility
Involv version 5.3