Hi @jbiancot
Regarding:
To upgrade to v5.0, it’s always recommended to upgrade to each version of Mongo for data consistency/compatibility, i.e. 4.0 → 4.2 → 4.4 → 5.0.
However, we suggest going through our well written blog about upgrade How to Upgrade MongoDB Using Backups Through Many Major Versions (percona.com) but again, you must successively upgrade to each major releases till v5.0.
Thanks,
Mukesh