It should go without saying that you should always purchase and use genuine licensed software.

If you have compatible/supported non-live production workstations which you can use to test and evaluate major software updates/upgrades before deploying those updates/upgrades to live production workstations, this would be the ideal way to go.

Deploying critical updates, bug and security fixes/patches can be tricky as you need to weigh the benefits of immediately deploying these updates with the risks of potential incompatibility with existing software and hardware and the potential of these updates creating new or unexpected problems within your environment.

It’s important for software updates/upgrades to be properly tested and evaluated in non-production environments and on non-production workstations, to the extent possible, before being deployed company-wide on live production workstations and in a live production environment.

While you may feel inclined to update/upgrade software as soon as it’s released/available, you’ll want to exercise proper due care especially when updating/upgrading software on live production workstations for your business.