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# Update Your Node

## Nodes are versionable

Knowledge is dynamic. That's why Nodes are [versionable](/technical-background/persistent-identifiers-101.md). This allows you to publish-as-you-go, and to make any changes (from fixing typos or adding additional petabytes of datasets) post publishing.

{% hint style="info" %}
Any edits that are made post publication of a Node will require you to [publish a new version](/create-and-publish/publish/update-your-node/publish-a-new-version-of-your-research-node.md) of this Node before those edits are publicly visible. 

**Note that older versions of your Nodes will remain accessible to the public through your Nodes version history.**
{% endhint %}

Updating your Nodes is simple. All changes -- creating new components, changing metadata tags, and deleting components -- work exactly the way you would implement them in an unpublished Node. As such, refer to the rest of the user guide for guidance. 

## Dynamic knowledge: Edit post publication

{% content-ref url="/pages/bl5c709ZzAPq4lkHXiRH" %}
[Editing a published Node](/create-and-publish/publish/update-your-node/editing-a-published-node.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/vCBkJD63yWh7c0daTzBh" %}
[Delete Components After Publication](/create-and-publish/publish/update-your-node/delete-components-after-publication.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/KWddu59xdZTtn6TIjCno" %}
[Delete Published Node - Cannot](/create-and-publish/publish/update-your-node/delete-published-node-cannot.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/hc5skvKFUxwj8BfTz9Vk" %}
[Publish a new version of your Research Node](/create-and-publish/publish/update-your-node/publish-a-new-version-of-your-research-node.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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