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Business Central Upgrade 18.5 to Version 20?

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Posted on by Govinda Kumar 2,211 Moderator

Hello Community,

This is the version 18 compatibility

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here I want to upgrade the business central version (18.5) to the latest version (20.5)

Is it possible to upgrade from version 18.5 to 20.5?

Thanks and Regards.

Yes, the update is possible, verified by Microsoft Support.

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Thank you all for the response.

  • Govinda Kumar Profile Picture
    Govinda Kumar 2,211 Moderator on at
    RE: Business Central Upgrade 18.5 to Version 20?

    thank you all

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    Inge M. Bruvik Profile Picture
    Inge M. Bruvik 1,029 Moderator on at
    RE: Business Central Upgrade 18.5 to Version 20?

    You will have to do the upgrade in several steps.

    First upgrade to version 19 and then upgrade to version 20.

    The procedure variate depending on you upgrading to version 20.5 on prem or online.

    Here is procedure from on-Prem to Online.

    docs.microsoft.com/.../upgrade-considerations

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    Amit Baru Profile Picture
    Amit Baru 3,029 on at
    RE: Business Central Upgrade 18.5 to Version 20?

    Yes you can upgarde.

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    Nitin Verma Profile Picture
    Nitin Verma 21,569 Moderator on at
    RE: Business Central Upgrade 18.5 to Version 20?

    Hi,

    yea you can do that.

    thanks

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    Mohana Yadav Profile Picture
    Mohana Yadav 60,254 Super User 2025 Season 1 on at
    RE: Business Central Upgrade 18.5 to Version 20?

    Please review the example at the end of the page.

    pastedimage1663168708177v1.png

  • Govinda Kumar Profile Picture
    Govinda Kumar 2,211 Moderator on at
    RE: Business Central Upgrade 18.5 to Version 20?

    Thanks for the reply Mohana Yadav,

    What about the compatibility chart? here we seeing only version 20.0 is compatible with 18.5

    Regards

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    Mohana Yadav Profile Picture
    Mohana Yadav 60,254 Super User 2025 Season 1 on at
    RE: Business Central Upgrade 18.5 to Version 20?

    yes, you can upgrade BC 18.5 to any BC 20.

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