[[migrating-8.8]]
== Migrating to 8.8
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<titleabbrev>8.8</titleabbrev>
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This section discusses the changes that you need to be aware of when migrating
your application to {es} 8.8.

See also <<release-highlights>> and <<es-release-notes>>.

coming::[8.8.0]


[discrete]
[[breaking-changes-8.8]]
=== Breaking changes

// tag::notable-breaking-changes[]
There are no breaking changes in {es} 8.8.
// end::notable-breaking-changes[]

[discrete]
[[deprecated-8.8]]
=== Deprecations

The following functionality has been deprecated in {es} 8.8
and will be removed in a future version.
While this won't have an immediate impact on your applications,
we strongly encourage you to take the described steps to update your code
after upgrading to 8.8.

To find out if you are using any deprecated functionality,
enable <<deprecation-logging, deprecation logging>>.

[discrete]
[[deprecations_88_allocation]]
==== Allocation deprecations

[[deprecate_allocation_choice]]
.Deprecate `cluster.routing.allocation.type` setting
[%collapsible]
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*Details* +
The `cluster.routing.allocation.type` setting is deprecated and will be removed in a future release of {es}.

*Impact* +
Discontinue use of the `cluster.routing.allocation.type` setting.
====