Need help upgrading from Lion 10.6.8 to Lion 10.7.2.

I want to upgrade from Lion 10.6.8 to Lion 10.7.2 in order to use iCloud that is on my other devices.  The software updater on my Mac says there are no updates available.  What to do to get the latest OS?

10.6.8 is Snow Leopard, not Lion. Lion is 10.7.x. Select About This Mac from the Apple menu. The installed version will be shown in the display window.
If you are running 10.7 or 10.7.1 you can download the OS X Lion Update 10.7.2 Client Combo.

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