Upgrade YugabyteDB Anywhere
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Keep YugabyteDB Anywhere up to date for the latest fixes and improvements, and to be able to upgrade your universes to the latest version of YugabyteDB. You cannot upgrade a universe to a version of YugabyteDB that is later than the version of YugabyteDB Anywhere.
For information on which versions of YugabyteDB are compatible with your version of YugabyteDB Anywhere, see YugabyteDB Anywhere releases.
You can upgrade YBA using the following methods:
| Method | Using | Use If |
|---|---|---|
| YBA Installer | yba-ctl CLI | Your installation already uses YBA Installer. |
| Replicated | Replicated Admin Console | Your installation already uses Replicated. Before you can migrate from a Replicated installation, upgrade to v2.20.1.3 or later using Replicated. Note that you must migrate from Replicated to YBA Installer if you are upgrading YugabyteDB Anywhere to v2024.1 or later. |
| Kubernetes | Helm chart | You're deploying in Kubernetes. |
If you are upgrading a YugabyteDB Anywhere installation with high availability enabled, follow the instructions provided in Upgrade instances.
If you have upgraded YugabyteDB Anywhere to version 2.12 or later and xCluster replication for your universe was set up via yb-admin instead of the UI, follow the instructions provided in Synchronize replication after upgrade.
Upgrading YugabyteDB Anywhere on deprecated operating systems
If you are running YugabyteDB Anywhere on a deprecated OS, you will need to update your OS before you can upgrade YugabyteDB Anywhere to the next major release.Upgrading YugabyteDB Anywhere on systems that have older versions of Python
YugabyteDB Anywhere v25.1 and later requires Python v3.10-3.12. If you are running YugabyteDB Anywhere on a system with Python earlier than 3.10, you will need to update Python on your system before you can upgrade YugabyteDB Anywhere to v25.1 or later.
