# Change Log This contains all the notable changes to the MinIO application. ## [1.5.0] 1. On fresh installation, minIO data directory's ownership will be updated to minio:minio. 2. For existing installations that are exhibiting the upgrade, the minIO data directory's ownership will be migrated to minio:minio. ## [1.6.2] 1. Users with existing instances are advised to not update to the newer version. MinIO released a major version change with no backwards compatibility. In order to use newer versions of MinIO, a manual migration is needed. For more information, visit https://min.io/docs/minio/linux/operations/install-deploy-manage/migrate-fs-gateway.html