1. Visit [github.com/open-metadata/OpenMetadata/releases](https://github.com/open-metadata/OpenMetadata/releases). The latest release will be at the top of this page.
2. Locate the Assets section for the release you want to upgrade to.
3. Download the release binaries. The release binaries will be in a compressed tar file named using the following convention, `openmetadata-x.y.z.tar.gz` Where `x`, `y`, `z` are the major, minor, and patch release numbers respectively.
### 2. Extract the release binaries from the download file
Using the command line tool or application of your choice, uncompress and untar the release binary download. For example, to extract using tar, run the following command.
OpenMetadata ships with a few control scripts. One is `openmetadata.sh`. This script enables you to start, stop, and perform other deployment operations on the OpenMetadata server.
Before you migrate your data to the new release you are upgrading to, stop the OpenMetadata server by running the following command.
### 5. Migrate database schemas and Elasticsearch indexes
The `bootstrap/bootstrap_storage.sh` script enables you to perform a number of operations on the OpenMetadata database (in MySQL) and index (in Elasticsearch). 
Migrate your data using this script by running the following command.
This will migrate the OpenMetadata database schema to the new version you are upgrading to. It will also migrate the Elasticsearch index to this version.
Once you've migrated your data to the new version, restart the OpenMetadata server using the new release binaries. You may restart the server by running the following command.
If you are ingesting data manually using OpenMetadata connectors, upgrade all your connectors by running the following command for each connector. You will need to replace `<connectorname>` in the command below by the name of the connector you are upgrading.
In some circumstances, when attempting to migrate your database schemas and Elasticsearch indexes, you might encounter an error similar to the following.