diff --git a/1.7.0/metastores/relational-jdbc.md b/1.7.0/metastores/relational-jdbc.md
index bae952e875b..d5fd3203620 100644
--- a/1.7.0/metastores/relational-jdbc.md
+++ b/1.7.0/metastores/relational-jdbc.md
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ that are not catalog-scoped. To upgrade an existing v3/v4 database, run the foll
 CockroachDB, and H2), then restart Polaris:
 
 ```sql
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS polaris_schema.idempotency_records;
 ALTER TABLE polaris_schema.events ALTER COLUMN catalog_id DROP NOT NULL;
 UPDATE polaris_schema.events SET catalog_id = NULL WHERE catalog_id = '__realm__';
 UPDATE polaris_schema.version SET version_value = 5 WHERE version_key = 'version';