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 ### Test
 
-1. Update `AUTHENTIK_TAG` to the desired tag in `env.test.template`.
-2. Commit & push changes to the Repo.
-3. Run `diff --color='auto' env.test.template .env` to display the diff between
+1. Check if the backups are up to date: `docker compose run --rm restore-cli /usr/local/bin/restic snapshots`
+2. Update `AUTHENTIK_TAG` to the desired tag in `env.test.template`.
+3. Commit & push changes to the Repo.
+4. Run `diff --color='auto' env.test.template .env` to display the diff between
 `env.test.template` and `.env`.
-1. Port the made changes to `.env`.
-2. `docker-compose-2.32.4 down`
-3. `docker-compose-2.32.4 up -d; docker-compose-2.32.4 logs -f`
+5. Port the made changes to `.env`.
+6. `docker-compose-2.32.4 pull`
+7. `docker-compose-2.32.4 down`
+8. `docker-compose-2.32.4 up -d; docker-compose-2.32.4 logs -f`
 
 ### Prod
 
-1. Update `AUTHENTIK_TAG` to the desired tag in `env.prod.template`.
-2. Commit & push changes to the Repo.
-3. Run `diff --color='auto' env.prod.template .env` to display the diff between
+1. Check if the backups are up to date: `docker compose run --rm restore-cli /usr/local/bin/restic snapshots`
+2. Update `AUTHENTIK_TAG` to the desired tag in `env.prod.template`.
+3. Commit & push changes to the Repo.
+4. Run `diff --color='auto' env.prod.template .env` to display the diff between
 `env.prod.template` and `.env`.
-1. Port the made changes to `.env`.
-2. `docker compose down`
-3. `docker compose up -d; docker compose logs -f`
+5. Port the made changes to `.env`.
+6. `docker compose pull`
+7. `docker compose down`
+8. `docker compose up -d; docker compose logs -f`
 
 ## Disaster recovery / restore