How to fix the Oracle error ORA-29326: SET COMPATIBILITY release number higher than string?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-29326: SET COMPATIBILITY release number higher than string with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-29326: SET COMPATIBILITY release number higher than string

Reason for the Error ORA-29326: SET COMPATIBILITY release number higher than string

The ALTER DATABASE SET COMPATIBILITY command failed because one or more instances had a lower release number.

How to fix the Error ORA-29326: SET COMPATIBILITY release number higher than string ?

You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps

Specify a lower release number.