Title: wp 3.0.5
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# wp 3.0.5

 *  [bob cavanaugh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bobdavcav/)
 * (@bobdavcav)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-305/)
 * I updated to 3.0.5 yesterday, but it says that an automated update failed to 
   complete, please attempt the update again now. However, the updates section doesn’t
   show that I need to update. How can I get this to go away?

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 *  [thaiscapes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dragonc/)
 * (@dragonc)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-305/#post-1907752)
 * There is a bug in the new version, its well covered in the forum if you read 
   through it.
 *  [Andrew Nacin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nacin/)
 * (@nacin)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-305/#post-1907783)
 * This has nothing to do with the “bug” in the new version.
 * If you’re *not* running 3.0.5, you’ll want to run a manual update. [http://codex.wordpress.org/Updating_WordPress#Manual_Update](http://codex.wordpress.org/Updating_WordPress#Manual_Update)
 *  Thread Starter [bob cavanaugh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bobdavcav/)
 * (@bobdavcav)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-305/#post-1907851)
 * Andrew, this is exactly the problem. It says I am running wordpress 3.0.5, but
   it also says on the dashboard that an automated update has failed to complete,
   please attempt the update again now. However, when going back to the updates 
   page, it says you do not need to update, so why is it giving me this message?
 *  [Andrew Nacin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nacin/)
 * (@nacin)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-305/#post-1907852)
 * Sounds like the update went through, but the .maintenance file wasn’t removed.
   You can delete the `.maintenance` file and the message should go away.
 * That said, it’s entirely possible that the update failed midway through. It works
   now, but you might be missing some files you need.
 * That said, if you were updating from 3.0.4, then you should be okay. None of 
   the fixes in 3.0.5 were critical by themselves, and any single file missing won’t
   cause devastation or destruction.
 * I would probably consider doing a manual update to 3.0.5 anyway, just to be safe.
 *  Thread Starter [bob cavanaugh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bobdavcav/)
 * (@bobdavcav)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-305/#post-1907870)
 * Fixed! Problem? Akismet needed to be updated. After running that, it fixed itself.
 *  [Andrew Nacin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nacin/)
 * (@nacin)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-305/#post-1907871)
 * By updating Akismet, the maintenance file was removed. Chances are you’re all
   set. 🙂

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 6 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Andrew Nacin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nacin/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-305/#post-1907871)
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