--- title: How to Update a cloned Task Protocol to the latest version of the linked Protocol Template description: You may create new SciNote Tasks by duplicating an existing Task or Experiment. If a new Task is linked to an older version of a Protocol Template, you can update the Protocol Template to its latest published version at the click of a button. --- [Skip to content](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/how-to-update-a-task-protocol-to-the-latest-version-of-a-template#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Leave us a message](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) ![SciNote\_logo\_color\_2023.png\]](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hs-fs/hubfs/SciNote_logo_color_2023.png?height=40&name=SciNote_logo_color_2023.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [Leave us a message](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/kb-tickets/new) - Contact us Contact us How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Customer Support](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. 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To learn more about duplicating Tasks and Experiments in SciNote, [click here](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/how-to-make-a-copy-of-an-experiment?hsLang=en).    Duplicating Tasks in SciNote will clone the Protocol Steps exactly as they were, including older versions of the linked Protocol Template.   Link your SciNote Tasks to published Protocol Templates following [this article](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/how-to-upload-a-protocol-from-the-repository?hsLang=en)! If your newly copied Task is linked to an older version of a Protocol Template (i.e., if the linked Protocol Template has a newer published version than the one copied over from the old Task), SciNote will indicate this visually. [![Protocol Template Icon for Newer PT](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hs-fs/hubfs/Protocol%20Template%20Icon%20for%20Newer%20PT.jpg?width=688&height=271&name=Protocol%20Template%20Icon%20for%20Newer%20PT.jpg)](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hubfs/Protocol%20Template%20Icon%20for%20Newer%20PT.jpg?hsLang=en) \*Note – From a *Task Protocol tab*, the *info icon* at the top of the *Protocol section* will change colors to indicate if a newer version of the linked Protocol Template (PT) has been published. A ***yellow*** icon means a newer PT version is available. [![Yellow Info Icon Protocol Section Task](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hs-fs/hubfs/Yellow%20Info%20Icon%20Protocol%20Section%20Task.png?width=30&height=34&name=Yellow%20Info%20Icon%20Protocol%20Section%20Task.png)](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hubfs/Yellow%20Info%20Icon%20Protocol%20Section%20Task.png?hsLang=en)   Click on the info icon, to see more about the current linked Protocol Template and more details about the info icon color changes. [![Protocol Template Info Icon Details](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hs-fs/hubfs/Protocol%20Template%20Info%20Icon%20Details.jpg?width=539&height=343&name=Protocol%20Template%20Info%20Icon%20Details.jpg)](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hubfs/Protocol%20Template%20Info%20Icon%20Details.jpg?hsLang=en) If you'd like to update the linked Protocol Template to the newest published version, you can using the **'Protocol actions' dropdown** to do so. SciNote DOES NOT update this by default, so be careful when cloning old Tasks that you're using the correct template version for your new Task. 1. Click on the Protocol actions dropdown menu 2. Click on New version update 1. ![Protocol actions New Version Update](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hs-fs/hubfs/Protocol%20actions%20New%20Version%20Update.png?width=220&height=402&name=Protocol%20actions%20New%20Version%20Update.png) 3. A popup window appears warning you that if you update the Task to the latest Protocol Template version, any changes will be overridden within the Protocol Steps. Click **'Yes, update it'** to complete the changes 1. [![Agree to Update Task Protocol Template Version](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hs-fs/hubfs/Agree%20to%20Update%20Task%20Protocol%20Template%20Version.png?width=552&height=277&name=Agree%20to%20Update%20Task%20Protocol%20Template%20Version.png)](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hubfs/Agree%20to%20Update%20Task%20Protocol%20Template%20Version.png?hsLang=en) 4. Once the change goes through, the info. icon for the linked Protocol Template will no longer be yellow (until a newer template version is published) and the Task protocol will be updated to the latest version of the template ***\*Caution*** – Any time you load a new Protocol Template into a Task (including the version updates), any existing data in the Task's Protocol Steps will be overridden. 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