LabKey provides clients with three types of regular releases, and also creates nightly snapshot builds primarily for internal LabKey use:
We strongly recommend that every production deployment runs the most recent production release of LabKey Server at all times. Upgrading regularly ensures that you are operating with all the latest security, reliability, and performance fixes, and provides access to the latest set of LabKey capabilities. LabKey Server contains a reliable, automated system that ensures a straightforward upgrade process.
Recognizing that some organizations can't upgrade immediately after every LabKey production release, upgrades can be skipped for a full year (or longer in some cases):
This upgrade policy provides flexibility for LabKey Server users. Having a window of support for upgrade scenarios allows us to retire old migration code, streamline SQL scripts, and focus testing on the most common upgrade scenarios.
The table below shows the upgrade scenarios supported by past and upcoming releases:
| Releases | Can Upgrade From These Releases |
|---|---|
| 23.2.0 - 24.1.0 | 22.1.0 and later |
| 22.2.0 - 23.1.0 | 21.1.0 and later |
| 21.11.0 - 22.1.0 | 19.2.0 and later |
| 21.7.x | 19.1.0 and later |
| 21.3.x | 19.1.0 and later |
| 20.11.x | 19.1.0 and later |
The table below shows the upgrade scenarios supported by past releases that followed our previous upgrade policy:
| Production Release | Can Upgrade From These Production Releases | Can Upgrade From These Monthly Releases and Snapshot Builds |
|---|---|---|
| 20.7.x | 18.1 and later | 19.1.0 and later |
| 20.3.x | 17.3 and later | 19.1.0 and later |
| 19.3.x | 17.2 and later | 19.1.0 and later |
| 19.2.x | 17.1 and later | 18.3.0 and later |
| 19.1.x | 16.3 and later | 18.2 and later |
| 18.3.x | 16.2 and later | 18.1 and later |
| 18.2 | 16.1 and later | 17.3 and later |
| 18.1 | 15.3 and later | 17.2 and later |
| 17.3 | 15.2 and later | 17.1 and later |
| 17.2 | 15.1 and later | 16.3 and later |
| 17.1 | 14.3 and later | 16.2 and later |
| 16.3 | 14.2 and later | 16.1 and later |
| 16.2 | 14.1 and later | 15.3 and later |
| 16.1 | 13.3 and later | 15.2 and later |
| 15.3 | 13.2 and later | 15.1 and later |
| 15.2 | 13.1 and later | 14.3 and later |
| 15.1 | 12.3 and later | 14.2 and later |
| 14.3 | 12.2 and later | 14.1 and later |
| 14.2 | 12.1 and later | 13.3 and later |
| 14.1 | 11.3 and later | 13.2 and later |
| 13.3 | 11.2 and later | 13.1 and later |
| 13.2 | 11.1 and later | 12.3 and later |
| 13.1 | 10.3 and later | 12.2 and later |
| 12.3 | 10.2 and later | 12.1 and later |
| 12.2 | 10.1 and later | 11.3 and later |
| 12.1 | 9.3 and later | 11.2 and later |
| 11.3 | 9.2 and later | 11.1 and later |
| 11.2 | 9.1 and later | 10.3 and later |
| 11.1 | 8.3 and later | 10.2 and later |
| 10.3 | 8.2 and later | 10.1 and later |
If you have questions or find that this policy causes a problem for you, please contact LabKey for assistance.
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