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Upgrade and Migration Guide
    • Introduction
    • Neo4j 2025
      • Changes from Neo4j 5 to 2025.x
      • Standalone server
        • Debian package manager
        • RPM package manager
        • TAR/ZIP
        • Docker
      • Cluster
        • In-place rolling upgrade
        • New server rolling upgrade
      • Upgrade Community to Enterprise
    • Neo4j 5
      • Upgrade to 5.x or 5 LTS
        • Standalone server
          • Debian package manager
          • RPM package manager
          • TAR/ZIP
          • Docker
        • Cluster
          • In-place rolling upgrade
          • New server rolling upgrade
      • Migrate from 4.4 LTS
        • Prepare for your migration
        • Backup your databases
        • Install and configure Neo4j 5
        • Migrate your databases
        • Reference
          • Breaking changes between Neo4j 4.4 and Neo4j 5
          • Changes to procedures in Neo4j 5.x
          • Changes to Java API in Neo4j 5.x
          • Changes to configuration settings in Neo4j 5.x
          • Migrate a standalone server (Helm)
          • Migrate a cluster (Helm)
      • Upgrade Community to Enterprise
    • Neo4j 4
      • Understanding upgrades and migration
      • Supported upgrade and migration paths
      • Considerations and planning
      • Migrating from Community to Enterprise Edition
      • Upgrade PATCH release
        • Upgrade checklist
        • Upgrade a single instance
        • Upgrade a cluster
      • Upgrade 4.3 to 4.4 LTS
        • Upgrade checklist
        • Upgrade a single instance
        • Upgrade a cluster
        • Troubleshooting
      • Upgrade 4.2 to 4.3
        • Upgrade checklist
        • Upgrade a single instance
        • Upgrade a cluster
        • Troubleshooting
      • Upgrade 4.1 to 4.2
        • Upgrade checklist
        • Upgrade a single instance
        • Upgrade a cluster
        • Troubleshooting
      • Upgrade 4.0 to 4.1
        • Upgrade checklist
        • Upgrade a single instance
        • Upgrade a cluster
        • Troubleshooting
      • Migrate from 3.5
        • Breaking changes between Neo4j 3.5 and Neo4j 4.x
          • Configuration settings
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          • Databases
          • Causal Cluster
          • Cypher® syntax
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        • Breaking changes between Neo4j 1.7 drivers and Neo4j 4.x drivers
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        • Migration checklist
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          • Migrate a single instance
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          • Migrate a single instance
          • Migrate a cluster
      • Tutorials
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        • Back up and copy a single database in a cluster
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  • Upgrade and Migration Guide
  • Neo4j 4
  • Upgrade 4.1 to 4.2

Upgrade 4.1 to 4.2 MINOR version

This chapter describes how to upgrade Neo4j from an earlier MINOR version.

It covers the following topics:

  • Upgrading Neo4j 4.1 to 4.2.

    • Upgrade checklist

    • Upgrade a single instance

    • Upgrade a Causal Cluster

    • Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Upgrade checklist

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