We have upgraded our application from Berkeley DB sleepycat version 3.3.11 to Berkeley DB sleepycat version 4.5.20. Following are the changes in Berkeley DB 4.5 release: The log file format changed in the Berkeley DB 4.5 release. No database formats changed in the Berkeley DB 4.5 release. So can anyone tell us is it required to upgrade existing old Berkeley DB files to newer versions? If yes, then what all we need to do?