Upgrade a DBMS

You can upgrade your DBMSs directly in Desktop, provided that they are local (for remote DBMSs, see the Upgrade and Migration guide). Currently, you can run all supported versions of Neo4j in Desktop except the latest calendar versions. This means that you can run and perform upgrades between semantic database versions from 4.1.0 to 4.4.x and between Neo4j 5.x up until 5 LTS (5.26.x),

It is not possible to upgrade a 4.x DBMS directly to 5 in Desktop. Please see the Migration Guide → Supported upgrade and migration paths for more information.

To upgrade a DBMS, click the Upgrade-tab in the right-hand pane and select which version you wish to upgrade to. If available, the release notes for the selected version are shown. Once you click Upgrade, interactive and informative dialog-boxes guide you through the process.

upgrade release notes