# Pre-requisites

1. The new set of keys, with the new mnemonic must have the same validator keys password as the previous one.
2. All the validator key files including deposit\_data.json and keystore.json file must be in the same validator\_keys folder. Both old and new keys must be in the same folder.
3. Name of the folder containing all your keys (both old and new) should be named "validator\_keys" and must be zipped into a file with the name "validator\_keys.zip".
