diff --git a/frigate/app.py b/frigate/app.py
index 596abed72..a0722ecf2 100644
--- a/frigate/app.py
+++ b/frigate/app.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ from frigate.storage import StorageMaintainer
 from frigate.timeline import TimelineProcessor
 from frigate.types import CameraMetricsTypes, PTZMetricsTypes
 from frigate.util.builtin import save_default_config
+from frigate.util.config import migrate_frigate_config
 from frigate.util.object import get_camera_regions_grid
 from frigate.version import VERSION
 from frigate.video import capture_camera, track_camera
@@ -126,6 +127,9 @@ class FrigateApp:
             config_file = config_file_yaml
             save_default_config(config_file)
 
+        # check if the config file needs to be migrated
+        migrate_frigate_config(config_file)
+
         user_config = FrigateConfig.parse_file(config_file)
         self.config = user_config.runtime_config(self.plus_api)
 
diff --git a/frigate/util/config.py b/frigate/util/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c1942926
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frigate/util/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+"""configuration utils."""
+
+import logging
+import os
+import shutil
+
+from ruamel.yaml import YAML
+
+from frigate.const import CONFIG_DIR
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+CURRENT_CONFIG_VERSION = 0.14
+
+def migrate_frigate_config(config_file: str):
+    """handle migrating the frigate config."""
+    logger.info("Checking if frigate config needs migration...")
+    version_file = os.path.join(CONFIG_DIR, ".version")
+
+    if not os.path.isfile(version_file):
+        previous_version = 0.13
+    else:
+        with open(version_file) as f:
+            try:
+                previous_version = float(f.readline())
+            except Exception:
+                previous_version = 0.13
+
+    if previous_version == CURRENT_CONFIG_VERSION:
+        logger.info("frigate config does not need migration...")
+        return
+
+    logger.info("copying config as backup...")
+    shutil.copy(config_file, os.path.join(CONFIG_DIR, "backup_config.yaml"))
+
+    yaml = YAML()
+    yaml.indent(mapping=2, sequence=4, offset=2)
+    with open(config_file, "r") as f:
+        config: dict[str, dict[str, any]] = yaml.load(f)
+
+    if previous_version < 0.14:
+        logger.info(f"Migrating frigate config from {previous_version} to 0.14...")
+        new_config = migrate_014(config)
+        with open(os.path.join(CONFIG_DIR, "new_config.yaml"), "w") as f:
+            yaml.dump(new_config, f)
+        previous_version = 0.14
+
+    #with open(version_file, "w") as f:
+    #    f.write(str(CURRENT_CONFIG_VERSION))
+
+    logger.info("Finished frigate config migration...")
+
+
+def migrate_014(config: dict[str, dict[str, any]]) -> dict[str, dict[str, any]]:
+    """Handle migrating frigate config to 0.14"""
+    # migrate record.events.required_zones to review.alerts.required_zones
+    new_config = config.copy()
+    global_required_zones = config.get("record", {}).get("events", {}).get("required_zones", [])
+
+    if global_required_zones:
+        if not new_config.get("review"):
+            new_config["review"] = {}
+
+        if not new_config["review"].get("alerts"):
+            new_config["review"]["alerts"] = {}
+
+        if not new_config["review"]["alerts"].get("required_zones"):
+            new_config["review"]["alerts"]["required_zones"] = global_required_zones
+
+        del new_config["record"]["events"]["required_zones"]
+
+        if not new_config["record"]["events"]:
+            del new_config["record"]["events"]
+
+        if not new_config["record"]:
+            del new_config["record"]
+
+    for name, camera in config.get("cameras", {}).items():
+        camera_config: dict[str, dict[str, any]] = camera.copy()
+        required_zones = camera_config.get("record", {}).get("events", {}).get("required_zones", [])
+
+        if required_zones:
+            if not camera_config.get("review"):
+                camera_config["review"] = {}
+
+            if not camera_config["review"].get("alerts"):
+                camera_config["review"]["alerts"] = {}
+
+            if not camera_config["review"]["alerts"].get("required_zones"):
+                camera_config["review"]["alerts"]["required_zones"] = required_zones
+
+            del camera_config["record"]["events"]["required_zones"]
+
+            if not camera_config["record"]["events"]:
+                del camera_config["record"]["events"]
+
+            if not camera_config["record"]:
+                del camera_config["record"]
+
+        new_config["cameras"][name] = camera_config
+
+    return new_config
+
+
+