# Best practice: Testing a Talend Studio patch

Before installing a patch to fix an issue or migrate to a newer version of Talend Studio, it is recommended to test the patch on your existing Jobs or projects.

### In this section

* [Using Continuous Integration to test a patch before applying it to the Studio](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/migration-upgrade-guide/7.3/using-continuous-integration-to-test-patch-before-applying-it-to-studio)
* [Downloading a patch](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/migration-upgrade-guide/7.3/download-studio-patch?id=89)
* [Applying and testing a patch in Talend Studio](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/migration-upgrade-guide/7.3/apply-test-studio-patch)