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### Before upgrading
+If you have GitLab CI installed using omnibus-gitlab packages but *you don't want to migrate your existing data*:
+
+```bash
+mv /var/opt/gitlab/gitlab-ci/builds /var/opt/gitlab/gitlab-ci/builds.$(date +%s)
+```
+
+and run `sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure`.
+
#### 1. Verify that backups work
Make sure that the backup script on both servers can connect to the database.