Upgrade to Camunda 8.8

Prepare for and perform an upgrade from Camunda 8.7 to Camunda 8.8 for Self-Managed environments.

About this guide

This high-level guide only applies to Camunda 8 Self-Managed deployments. It does not apply to Camunda SaaS.

Use this guide if you:

• Maintain the infrastructure running Camunda 8.
• Need to upgrade from Camunda 8.7.x to 8.8.x. (Upgrades from 8.6 or earlier require first moving to 8.7.x.)
• Want to review pre-upgrade requirements and follow the technical upgrade steps.

Upgrade steps

The upgrade process involves both preparing for and performing the upgrade.

Prepare for upgrade

First, evaluate your infrastructure, understand operational changes, and choose the best upgrade strategy for your environment.

Perform upgrade

Once you have completed your preparation, learn how to safely perform an upgrade.

Related resources

• New in 8.8: Features and changes
• Release announcements (8.8)
• Release notes (8.8)
• Quality board