Prepare for upgrade
Prepare your Self-Managed environment for an upgrade to Camunda 8.10.
About
Use this guide to confirm upgrade eligibility, understand platform-level changes, and identify actions you may need to take before running an upgrade.
All Camunda upgrades must follow the required upgrade procedure: upgrade to the latest patch of your current minor first, then upgrade one minor version at a time without skipping minors. Skipping a minor version fails the schema compatibility check and blocks startup. Upgrading to the latest patch of each minor is strongly recommended for fix coverage, but the check itself compares minor versions.
See version compatibility checks and supported upgrade paths.
Evaluate your current environment
Before upgrading, verify that your current installation meets the minimum requirements.
| Area | What to check |
|---|---|
| Camunda version | Direct upgrades to 8.10 are supported from 8.9.x. If you are running an earlier version, first upgrade to 8.9. Upgrading to the latest available 8.9.x patch first is strongly recommended for fix coverage. See upgrading from an earlier version. |
| Environment support | Ensure your platform and dependencies are supported in 8.10. See supported environments. |
| Customizations | Identify non-default values in Helm values, application YAML files, Ingress configuration, exporters, and secondary storage setup (for example, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch or RDBMS). |
Verify infrastructure compatibility
Review your infrastructure to confirm compatibility with Camunda 8.10.
| Area | 8.10 requirement | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Secondary storage (Elasticsearch/OpenSearch) | Elasticsearch 8.19+, OpenSearch 2.19+. Elasticsearch 9.2+ and OpenSearch 3.4+ now supported. | Upgrade the cluster to the minimum version. Check the supported environments matrix to confirm compatibility. |
| Secondary storage (RDBMS) | Supported vendor and version required for your selected component set. | Check the RDBMS support policy and confirm any component-specific limitations before upgrading. |
| CPU/Memory | Same consolidated Orchestration StatefulSet as 8.9. | No new requirements compared to 8.9. |
| Storage | Same or higher IOPS as 8.9. | No change from 8.9. |
Next steps
Once you have confirmed upgrade eligibility and completed any required preparation steps, proceed with the upgrade method that matches your deployment:
For more information on component-specific changes, see the component upgrade guide and version-specific documentation.