# You should update to 6.0 before installing 6.1 or higher so all the necessary conversions are run.
### Deprecations
#### Global issue numbers
As of 6.1 issue numbers are project specific. This means all issues are renumbered and get a new number in their url. If you use an old issue number url and the issue number does not exist yet you are redirected to the new one. This conversion does not trigger if the old number already exists for this project, this is unlikely but will happen with old issues and large projects.
### 0. Backup
It's useful to make a backup just in case things go south:
(With MySQL, this may require granting "LOCK TABLES" privileges to the GitLab user on the database version)
* Make `/home/git/gitlab/config/gitlab.yml` same as https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/6-7-stable/config/gitlab.yml.example but with your settings.
* Make `/home/git/gitlab/config/unicorn.rb` same as https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/6-7-stable/config/unicorn.rb.example but with your settings.
If running in https mode, be sure to read [Can't Verify csrf token authenticity](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlab-public-wiki/wiki/Trouble-Shooting-Guide#cant-verify-csrf-token-authenticitycant-get-past-login-pageredirected-to-login-page)