Note: The ENS App and ENS Explorer are both currently on Sepolia testnet. Behaviour and available features may change before mainnet.
Upgrading moves a name from the old ENS registry (v1) to ENSv2. It's one onchain transaction, it keeps the name and all its records, and it's optional — you can do it whenever you like.
How to upgrade your name
To upgrade your name, start from the ENSv2 is here. banner and approve one transaction in your wallet.
Press
UPGRADE NAMES. The banner shows on the homepage, the docs site, and asWelcome to the new ENS appon your dashboard.Pick your names. The selector —
Your names are ready to upgrade— lists every eligible name with a checkbox, pre-selected. A counter readsX OUT OF Y ELIGIBLE NAMES SELECTED. UseSearch namesto narrow the list, and toggle checkboxes to choose.Press
UPGRADE NAMESagain at the bottom-right of the selector.Approve in your wallet. Once it confirms, each upgraded name shows the
Extend Name »action. The banner stays until every eligible name is upgraded.
Upgrading adds a free 62-day renewal. On v2 the grace period is 28 days instead of 90 — 62 days shorter — so upgrading adds 62 days of registration to make up the difference. Your grace period end date doesn't move, and you lose no time in the switch.
Does upgrading also renew my name?
No. Upgrading is migrate-only: it moves the name to v2 but doesn't add paid registration time. The dashboard button reads UPGRADE TO EXTEND NAME », which looks like a combined action, but pressing it runs the upgrade only. After it confirms, the row changes to Extend Name », which you press to renew as a separate, second transaction. Expect two wallet signatures.
Do I have to upgrade?
No. A name stays on v1 — with the 90-day grace period — for as long as you hold it. Nothing breaks: it resolves and renews as normal, and the upgrade prompt stays available so you can do it any time.
Why can't I upgrade this name in the app?
Names you can upgrade in the app show an Eligible for upgrade badge (purple, <> icon) in your dashboard My Names list, with the action UPGRADE TO EXTEND NAME ». Names that show an ENSv1 only badge can't be upgraded in the app — they show MANAGE ON EXPLORER ↗ and are handled at explorer.ens.dev instead.