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 [partintro]
 --
-This section discusses the changes that you need to be aware of when migrating
-your application from one version of Elasticsearch to another.
+This section discusses the changes that you need to be aware of to migrate
+your application to {version}. For more information about what's new in this
+release, see the <<release-highlights>> and <<es-release-notes>>.
 
-As a general rule:
-
-* Migration between minor versions -- e.g. `7.x` to `7.y` -- can be
-  performed by <<rolling-upgrades,upgrading one node at a time>>.
-
-* Migration between consecutive major versions -- e.g. `6.x` to `7.x` --
-  requires a <<restart-upgrade,full cluster restart>>.
-
-* Migration between non-consecutive major versions -- e.g. `5.x` to `7.x` --
-  is not supported.
-
-For more information, see <<setup-upgrade>>.
-
-See also <<release-highlights>> and <<es-release-notes>>.
+For information about how to upgrade your cluster, see <<setup-upgrade>>.
 
 * <<breaking-changes-8.0,Breaking changes in 8.0>>