Auto-updates
Camunda 8 SaaS customers can enable auto-updates. When enabled, the cluster is updated once a new patch release is available.
You can enable auto-updates when you create a cluster or in the Settings tab:
- In Camunda Hub, in the left navigation under Clusters, select your cluster.
- In the Settings tab, enable Automatic cluster patch updates.
Depending on your role, this option may be disabled.
For Camunda 8 SaaS, auto-updates are only for patch releases (x.y.z, where z is a patch release).
Auto-updates are only applied when a cluster is running. If a cluster is sleeping during the update cadence, the auto-update is not applied automatically. However, the update is still available for a manual update in Camunda Hub.
Minor updates (x.y.z, where y is a minor release) are not eligible for auto-updates and require manual steps to initiate. Depending on your role, you may see that an update is available, but no Update cluster button. Contact your organization owner or admin to update your cluster.
Update availability
Camunda Hub manages update path availability separately from the release itself. As a result, a newly released version is not always available as an update target immediately.
Camunda also withholds or disables specific update paths when a known issue affects a version, so that clusters do not reach an affected version. An update you expect to see may be unavailable for this reason.
If a version you expect is not offered as an update target, contact Camunda support rather than assuming the path is permanently unavailable.