7 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/update/8.10-to-8.11.md b/doc/update/8.10-to-8.11.md
index e5e3cd395df..e538983e603 100644
--- a/doc/update/8.10-to-8.11.md
+++ b/doc/update/8.10-to-8.11.md
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ sudo gem install bundler --no-ri --no-rdoc
 ### 4. Get latest code
 
 ```bash
+cd /home/git/gitlab
+
 sudo -u git -H git fetch --all
 sudo -u git -H git checkout -- db/schema.rb # local changes will be restored automatically
 ```
diff --git a/doc/update/8.11-to-8.12.md b/doc/update/8.11-to-8.12.md
index d6b3b0ffa5a..604166beb56 100644
--- a/doc/update/8.11-to-8.12.md
+++ b/doc/update/8.11-to-8.12.md
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ sudo gem install bundler --no-ri --no-rdoc
 ### 4. Get latest code
 
 ```bash
+cd /home/git/gitlab
+
 sudo -u git -H git fetch --all
 sudo -u git -H git checkout -- db/schema.rb # local changes will be restored automatically
 ```
diff --git a/doc/update/8.12-to-8.13.md b/doc/update/8.12-to-8.13.md
index ed0e668d854..d83965131f5 100644
--- a/doc/update/8.12-to-8.13.md
+++ b/doc/update/8.12-to-8.13.md
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ sudo gem install bundler --no-ri --no-rdoc
 ### 4. Get latest code
 
 ```bash
+cd /home/git/gitlab
+
 sudo -u git -H git fetch --all
 sudo -u git -H git checkout -- db/schema.rb # local changes will be restored automatically
 ```
diff --git a/doc/update/8.13-to-8.14.md b/doc/update/8.13-to-8.14.md
index aa1c659717e..aaadcec8ac0 100644
--- a/doc/update/8.13-to-8.14.md
+++ b/doc/update/8.13-to-8.14.md
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ sudo gem install bundler --no-ri --no-rdoc
 ### 4. Get latest code
 
 ```bash
+cd /home/git/gitlab
+
 sudo -u git -H git fetch --all
 sudo -u git -H git checkout -- db/schema.rb # local changes will be restored automatically
 ```
diff --git a/doc/update/9.0-to-9.1.md b/doc/update/9.0-to-9.1.md
index 2d597894517..2b582d4eefd 100644
--- a/doc/update/9.0-to-9.1.md
+++ b/doc/update/9.0-to-9.1.md
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ cd /home/git/gitlab-shell
 
 sudo -u git -H git fetch --all --tags
 sudo -u git -H git checkout v$(</home/git/gitlab/GITLAB_SHELL_VERSION)
+sudo -u git -H bin/compile
 ```
 
 ### 7. Update gitlab-workhorse
diff --git a/doc/update/patch_versions.md b/doc/update/patch_versions.md
index f69d567eeb7..ac1bcb8f241 100644
--- a/doc/update/patch_versions.md
+++ b/doc/update/patch_versions.md
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ cd /home/git/gitlab-shell
 
 sudo -u git -H git fetch --all --tags
 sudo -u git -H git checkout v`cat /home/git/gitlab/GITLAB_SHELL_VERSION` -b v`cat /home/git/gitlab/GITLAB_SHELL_VERSION`
+sudo -u git -H sh -c 'if [ -x bin/compile ]; then bin/compile; fi'
 ```
 
 ### 6. Start application
diff --git a/doc/update/upgrader.md b/doc/update/upgrader.md
index 5fa39ef1b0a..eb7f14a96d5 100644
--- a/doc/update/upgrader.md
+++ b/doc/update/upgrader.md
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ GitLab Shell might be outdated, running the commands below ensures you're using
 cd /home/git/gitlab-shell
 sudo -u git -H git fetch
 sudo -u git -H git checkout v`cat /home/git/gitlab/GITLAB_SHELL_VERSION`
+sudo -u git -H sh -c 'if [ -x bin/compile ] ; then bin/compile ; fi'
 ```
 
 ## One line upgrade command
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ cd /home/git/gitlab; \
   cd /home/git/gitlab-shell; \
   sudo -u git -H git fetch; \
   sudo -u git -H git checkout v`cat /home/git/gitlab/GITLAB_SHELL_VERSION`; \
+  sudo -u git -H sh -c 'if [ -x bin/compile ] ; then bin/compile ; fi'; \
   cd /home/git/gitlab; \
   sudo service gitlab start; \
   sudo service nginx restart; \