To upgrade an existing MongoDB deployment to 4.4, you must be running a 4.2-series release. To upgrade from a version earlier than the 4.2-series, you must successively upgrade major releases until you have upgraded to 4.2-series. For example, if you are running a 4.0-series, you must upgrade first to 4.2 before you can upgrade to 4.4.
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