Oracle Error RMAN-06437: cannot drop catalog – catalog is newer than this RMAN

Oracle Error Message

RMAN-06437: cannot drop catalog – catalog is newer than this RMAN

Reason for the Error

The DROP CATALOG command was entered, but the recovery catalog was created by a newer version of the Recovery Manager (RMAN). This version of RMAN may not be able to drop the entire recovery catalog.

Solution

Use the version of RMAN which most recently created or upgraded the recovery catalog.