diff --git a/doc/update/README.md b/doc/update/README.md
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@@ -745,6 +745,18 @@
    sudo touch /etc/gitlab/skip-auto-reconfigure
    ```
 
+1. Edit `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` and ensure the following is present:
+
+   ```ruby
+   gitlab_rails['auto_migrate'] = false
+   ```
+
+1. Reconfigure GitLab:
+
+   ```shell
+   sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure
+   ```
+
 1. Update the GitLab package
 
    ```shell
@@ -778,6 +790,18 @@
    sudo touch /etc/gitlab/skip-auto-reconfigure
    ```
 
+1. Edit `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` and ensure the following is present:
+
+   ```ruby
+   gitlab_rails['auto_migrate'] = false
+   ```
+
+1. Reconfigure GitLab:
+
+   ```shell
+   sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure
+   ```
+
 1. Update the GitLab package
 
    ```shell