Announcing a new Samvera Partner benefit: the Hyrax and Hyku Upgrade Planning Service. As institutional budgets face scrutiny, the Samvera Community is looking for ways to directly connect how financial support that sustains the community also returns concrete support to each Partner institution. Institutions have told us that upgrading to the latest versions of Hyrax and Hyku is an activity where subject expertise could provide efficiency and confidence in the planning stages. Samvera Partnership now includes dedicated technical planning support. Each year, every Partner institution can elect to receive one detailed upgrade plan for a selected Hyrax or Hyku application. This is a focused assessment with a sequenced roadmap for planning, budgeting, and beginning the upgrade process. The plan is created by Rob Kaufman in his community-funded role as Hyrax and Hyku Technical Coordinator. Ohio State University Libraries participated as a pilot for the upgrade plan process. You can read their case study on the Samvera Community wiki to learn about their experience: “We feel more confident moving forward in this endeavor. The upgrade and migration service is a wonderful support to Samvera Partners, and we highly encourage others to take advantage of it. Rob’s analysis is worth every penny of our Partner dues.”