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[[breaking-changes]]
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= Breaking changes
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[partintro]
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--
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This section discusses the changes that you need to be aware of when migrating
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your application from one version of Elasticsearch to another.
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As a general rule:
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* Migration between minor versions -- e.g. `7.x` to `7.y` -- can be
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performed by <<rolling-upgrades,upgrading one node at a time>>.
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* Migration between consecutive major versions -- e.g. `6.x` to `7.x` --
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requires a <<restart-upgrade,full cluster restart>>.
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* Migration between non-consecutive major versions -- e.g. `5.x` to `7.x` --
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is not supported.
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For more information, see <<setup-upgrade>>.
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See also <<release-highlights>> and <<es-release-notes>>.
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include::migrate_7_0.asciidoc[]
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