= How to upgrade !GeoNetwork =
== Minor upgrade ==
A minor upgrade is when there have been no database changes since your current version.

Follow these steps:

   * back up your current installation

   * run installer and install new GN

   * in config.xml, jetty.xml, etc, apply the changes you've made in your current installation. That might as well include the JDBC settings for your DB, no need to use GAST for anything.

   * make sure you copy uploaded images (previews and logos, data files for download) from your current installation:

{{{
cp -rp * /somepath/web/geonetwork/WEB-INF/data
}}}

   * apply any other customizations you've made, like for example the logo in the header and whatever else you've changed.

== Major upgrade ==
Follow the documentation of the new major release.