the following steps:
* stop any updates that are potentially running
-* update Nominatim to the nwer version
-* goto your project directory and run `nominatim admin --migrate`
+* update Nominatim to the newer version
+* go to your project directory and run `nominatim admin --migrate`
* (optionally) restart updates
Below you find additional migrations and hints about other structural and
-breaking changes.
+breaking changes. **Please read them before running the migration.**
!!! note
If you are migrating from a version <3.6, then you still have to follow
the manual migration steps up to 3.6.
-## 3.6.0 -> master
+## 3.6.0 -> 3.7.0
### New location for data files
`./utils/query.php` no longer exists in its old form. `nominatim search`
provides a replacement but returns different output.
+### Switch to normalized house numbers
+
+The housenumber column in the placex table uses now normalized version.
+The automatic migration step will convert the column but this may take a
+very long time. It is advisable to take the machine offline while doing that.
+
## 3.5.0 -> 3.6.0
### Change of layout of search_name_* tables