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Upgrading
editUpgrading
editThe Elastic APM Node.js Agent uses semantic versioning, and therefore upgrades between minor versions of the agent, for example from 1.1 to 1.2, are always backwards compatible. Upgrades that involve a major version bump often come with some backwards incompatible changes.
Before upgrading the agent, be sure to review the:
The following upgrade guides are available:
- Upgrade to v4.x from version 3.x of the Elastic APM Node.js agent.
- Upgrade to v3.x from version 2.x of the Elastic APM Node.js agent.
- Upgrade to v2.x from version 1.x of the Elastic APM Node.js agent.
- Upgrade to v1.x from version 0.x of the Elastic APM Node.js agent.
End of life dates
editWe love all our products, but sometimes we must say goodbye to a release so that we can continue moving forward on future development and innovation. Our End of life policy defines how long a given release is considered supported, as well as how long a release is considered still in active development or maintenance.