diff --git a/docs/getting-started/uninstalling.md b/docs/getting-started/uninstalling.md
index d5c8bc379..dffe3f12a 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/uninstalling.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started/uninstalling.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ All applications should be stopped, and all docker containers and images deleted
 
 ```shell
 # stop all applications
-dokku --quiet apps | xargs dokku ps:stop
+dokku ps:stopall
 
 # cleanup containers and images
 dokku cleanup
diff --git a/docs/getting-started/upgrading.md b/docs/getting-started/upgrading.md
index bc123f94c..35ac6afa9 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/upgrading.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started/upgrading.md
@@ -39,9 +39,11 @@ If Dokku was installed via `apt-get install dokku` or `bootstrap.sh` (most commo
 sudo apt-get update
 
 # stop each running app
-# for 0.8.1 and newer versions, use
+# for 0.11.4 and newer versions, use
+dokku ps:stopall
+# for versions between 0.8.1 and 0.11.3, use
 dokku --quiet apps:list | xargs -L1 dokku ps:stop
-# for older versions, use 
+# for versions versions older than 0.8.1, use
 dokku --quiet apps | xargs -L1 dokku ps:stop
 
 # update dokku and it's dependencies