The Changing of the Guard is the twelfth studio album by alternative rock band Starflyer 59. It was released on August 10, 2010 by Tooth & Nail Records.
The album was produced by Jason Martin and mixed by JR McNeely. Test vinyl pressings of the album, limited to 25 copies, went on sale on June 16 and were mailed on July 17, 2010, in white vinyl. All pressings of the album came in a deluxe gatefold LP format, accompanied by a 7-inch record with two bonus tracks. The final copies of the official pressing was released on coloured vinyl, as opposed to the plain-coloured copies of the main production run.