Error while upgrading _lib/pkp/classes/plugins/PluginRegistry.php on line 186

OJS 3.4.0-5

While upgrading to OJS 3.4.0-5; following error is thrown

[11-Apr-2024 18:49:06 UTC] PHP Notice: unserialize(): Error at offset 0 of 5 bytes in /home/ijlrorg/public_html/ojs_journal/lib/pkp/classes/db/DAO.php on line 338
[11-Apr-2024 18:49:06 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Exception: Invalid product name “academic_free” in /home/ijlrorg/public_html/ojs_journal/lib/pkp/classes/plugins/PluginRegistry.php:186
Stack trace:
#0 /home/ijlrorg/public_html/ojs_journal/lib/pkp/classes/plugins/PluginRegistry.php(219): PKP\plugins\PluginRegistry::_instantiatePlugin()
#1 /home/ijlrorg/public_html/ojs_journal/lib/pkp/classes/plugins/PluginRegistry.php(112): PKP\plugins\PluginRegistry::_loadFromDatabase()
#2 /home/ijlrorg/public_html/ojs_journal/lib/pkp/classes/template/PKPTemplateManager.php(1435): PKP\plugins\PluginRegistry::loadCategory()
#3 /home/ijlrorg/public_html/ojs_journal/lib/pkp/classes/plugins/Plugin.php(403): PKP\template\PKPTemplateManager::getManager()
#4 /home/ijlrorg/public_html/ojs_journal/lib/pkp/classes/plugins/Plugin.php(137): PKP\plugins\Plugin->_registerTemplateResource()
#5 /home/ijlrorg/public_html/ojs_journal/lib/pkp/classes/plugins/LazyLoadPlugin.php(34): PKP\plugins\Plugin->register()
#6 /home/ijlrorg/public_html/ojs_journal/plugins/generic/customBlockManager/CustomBlockManagerPlugin.php(54): PKP\plugins\LazyLoadPlugin->register()
#7 /home/ijlrorg/public_html/ojs_journal/lib/pkp/classes/plugins/PluginRegistry.php(76): APP\plugins\generic\customBlockManager\CustomBlockManagerPlugin->register()
#8 /home/ijlrorg/public_html/ojs_journal/lib/pkp/classes/plugins/PluginRegistry.php(121): PKP\plugins\PluginRegistry::register()
#9 [internal function]: PKP\plugins\PluginRegistry::PKP\plugins{closure}()
#10 /home/ijlrorg/public_html/ojs_journal/lib/pkp/classes/plugins/PluginRegistry.php(121): array_walk_recursive()
#11 /home/ijlrorg/public_html/ojs_journal/lib/pkp/classes/core/Dispatcher.php(155): PKP\plugins\PluginRegistry::loadCategory()
#12 /home/ijlrorg/public_html/ojs_journal/lib/pkp/classes/core/PKPApplication.php(388): PKP\core\Dispatcher->dispatch()
#13 /home/ijlrorg/public_html/ojs_journal/index.php(21): PKP\core\PKPApplication->execute()
#14 {main}
thrown in /home/ijlrorg/public_html/ojs_journal/lib/pkp/classes/plugins/PluginRegistry.php on line 186