diff --git a/contrib/metadata_conversion.txt b/contrib/metadata_conversion.txt
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+mysqldump mayan documents_metadatatype -u root -p | replace 'documents_metadatatype' 'metadata_metadatatype' > new_types.mysql
+cat new_types.mysql | mysql -u root -p mayan
+
+mysqldump mayan documents_documentmetadata -u root -p | replace 'documents_documentmetadata' 'metadata_documentmetadata' > new_metadata.mysql
+cat new_metadata.mysql | mysql -u root -p mayan
+
+