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# Updating your Amazon Linux 2 AMIs on Snowball Edge
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As a best-practice for security, keep your Amazon Linux 2 AMIs up-to-date on Snowball Edge. Regularly check the [Amazon Linux 2 AMI (HVM), SSD Volume Type (64-bit x86)](https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-zc4x2k7vt6rpu) in the AWS Marketplace for updates. When you identify the need to update your AMI, import the latest Amazon Linux 2 image to the Snow device. See [Importing an Image into Your Device as an Amazon EC2-compatible AMI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/snowball/latest/developer-guide/ec2-ami-import-cli.html).

You can also get the latest Amazon Linux 2 image ID using the `ssm get-parameters` command in the AWS CLI.

```
  aws ssm get-parameters --names /aws/service/ami-amazon-linux-latest/amzn2-ami-hvm-x86_64-gp2 --query 'Parameters[0].[Value]' --region your-region
```

The command returns the latest image ID of the AMI. For example:

```
   ami-0ccb473bada910e74            
```