# Strapi 5 uses React Router DOM 6

> Source: https://docs.strapi.io/cms/migration/v4-to-v5/breaking-changes/react-router-dom-6

Strapi 5 upgrades to `react-router-dom` v6, requiring settings and menu links added via the Admin Panel API to use relative paths instead of absolute paths.

Strapi 5 uses [`react-router-dom`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-router-dom) v6. This impacts the links added to [settings](/cms/plugins-development/admin-navigation-settings#settings) or to the [menu](/cms/plugins-development/admin-navigation-settings#navigation-sidebar-menu-links) using the Admin Panel API.

This page is part of the [breaking changes database](/cms/migration/v4-to-v5/breaking-changes) and provides information about the breaking change and additional instructions to migrate from Strapi v4 to Strapi 5.

- Is this breaking change affecting plugins? Yes
- Is this breaking change automatically handled by a codemod? Yes
  - Codemod: [dependency-upgrade-react-router-dom](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/blob/develop/packages/utils/upgrade/resources/codemods/5.0.0/dependency-upgrade-react-router-dom.json.ts)

## Breaking change description

**In Strapi v4**

- Strapi v4 uses react-router-dom v5.
- When adding settings or menu links, the `to` property is an absolute path.

**In Strapi 5**

- Strapi v5 uses react-router-dom v6.
- When adding settings or menu links, the `to` property should now be a **relative path**.

## Migration

This section regroups useful notes and procedures about the introduced breaking change.

### Notes

- The official React Router documentation explains [how to upgrade from v5](https://reactrouter.com/en/main/upgrading/v5).
- Absolute paths for menu or settings links are still supported but should yield a warning.

### Manual procedure

This breaking change should be handled by a codemod (see the [full list of 5.0.0 codemods](https://github.com/strapi/strapi/tree/develop/packages/utils/upgrade/resources/codemods/5.0.0)).
Ensure that links added to [settings](/cms/plugins-development/admin-navigation-settings#settings) or to the [menu](/cms/plugins-development/admin-navigation-settings#navigation-sidebar-menu-links) links using the Admin Panel API use relative paths.