diff --git a/container/match/base/comanage_utils.sh b/container/match/base/comanage_utils.sh
index 6252e75c4..b3ca84871 100644
--- a/container/match/base/comanage_utils.sh
+++ b/container/match/base/comanage_utils.sh
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ function comanage_utils::consume_injected_environment() {
         COMANAGE_MATCH_SECURITY_SALT
         COMANAGE_MATCH_PHP_SESSION_REDIS_URL
         COMANAGE_MATCH_SKIP_SETUP
+        COMANAGE_MATCH_SKIP_UPGRADE
         COMANAGE_MATCH_SLASH_ROOT_DIRECTORY
         COMANAGE_MATCH_VIRTUAL_HOST_FQDN
         COMANAGE_MATCH_VIRTUAL_HOST_REDIRECT_HTTP_NO
@@ -734,6 +735,56 @@ function comanage_utils::match_setup() {
     fi
 }
 
+##########################################
+# Run COmanage Match upgradeVersion shell command
+# Globals:
+#   COMANAGE_MATCH_DATABASE_SCHEMA_FORCE
+#   COMANAGE_MATCH_DATABASE_SKIP_UPGRADE
+#   COMANAGE_MATCH_DIR
+#   OUTPUT
+# Arguments:
+#   None
+# Returns:
+#   None
+##########################################
+function comanage_utils::match_upgrade() {
+
+    if [[ -n "${COMANAGE_MATCH_SKIP_UPGRADE}" ]]; then
+        echo "Skipping upgrade step" > "$OUTPUT" 2>&1
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    # We always run upgradeVersion since it will not make any changes
+    # if the current and target versions are the same or if
+    # an upgrade from the current to the target version is not allowed.
+
+    # First clear the caches.
+    comanage_utils::match_clear_cache
+
+    pushd "$COMANAGE_MATCH_DIR/app" > "$OUTPUT" 2>&1
+    echo "Running ./bin/cake upgradeVersion..." > "$OUTPUT"
+    ./bin/cake upgradeVersion > "$OUTPUT" 2>&1
+    echo "Done running ./bin/cake upgradeVersion" > "$OUTPUT"
+    echo "You may ignore errors reported above if the Current and Target versions are the same" > "$OUTPUT"
+    popd > "$OUTPUT" 2>&1
+
+    # Force a datbase update if requested. This is helpful when deploying
+    # a new version of the code that does not result in a change in the
+    # version number and so upgradeVersion does not fire. An example
+    # of this scenario is when new code is introduced in the develop
+    # branch but before a release happens.
+    if [ -n "$COMANAGE_MATCH_DATABASE_SCHEMA_FORCE" ]; then
+        echo "Forcing a database schema update..." > "$OUTPUT"
+        pushd "$COMANAGE_MATCH_DIR/app" > "$OUTPUT" 2>&1
+        ./bin/cake database > "$OUTPUT" 2>&1
+        echo "Done forcing database schema update" > "$OUTPUT"
+        popd > "$OUTPUT" 2>&1
+    fi
+
+    # Clear the caches again.
+    comanage_utils::match_clear_cache
+}
+
 ##########################################
 # Set tmp directory file ownership
 # Globals: