> [!CAUTION]
> **Caution:** This documentation covers Edge for Private Cloud 4.17.05, which is no longer supported. Google does not provide security patches, bug fixes, or technical support for this version. The current supported version is 4.54.00. See the [Edge for Private Cloud documentation](https://docs.apigee.com/private-cloud/latest/overview) for the current version, or [All versions](https://docs.apigee.com/private-cloud/versions) to compare releases.

*Edge for Private Cloud v. 4.17.05*

If your license expires, use the following procedure to replace it:

1. Overwrite the existing license file with the new license file:  
   \> cp \<customer_license_file\> /opt/apigee/customer/conf/license.txt
2. Change ownership of the new license file to the "apigee" user:  
   \> chown apigee:apigee /opt/apigee/customer/conf/license.txt  
   Specify a different user if you are running Edge as a user other than "apigee".
3. Restart the Edge Management Server:  
   \> /opt/apigee/apigee-service/bin/apigee-service edge-management-server restart