Sonarqube PROD license is now invalid after the upgrade to 2026.1 LTA

SonarQube Server / Community Build
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  • which versions are you using (SonarQube Server / Community Build, Scanner, Plugin, and any relevant extension) Sonarqube Enterprise 2026.1 LTA

  • how is SonarQube deployed: Deployed through zip.

  • what are you trying to achieve:

    1. Updated PROD with the new license key yesterday, applied successfully

    2. After 30 minutes, I started to upgraded the instance to 2026.1 LTA. Backed up previous DB, dump the contents in a newly created DB for the 2026.1 LTA upgrade.

    3. After upgrade, the license now shows as invalid and I’m blocked

    4. The “extend license” option is not available (unlike what I saw in DEV and previous upgrades starting 2025.1 LTA if I’m not mistaken)

  • what have you tried so far to achieve this.
    Waited for the reindex to finish and restarted the service but still no option to extend the license for 7 days. Since there’s no support available in a weekend to send new license, I rolled back to the previous version.

    Question: What is the likelihood of this issue occurring again on my second attempt? Also, why did this happen? I did not encounter this problem during my DEV upgrade or in any previous upgrades. I always back up my database and restore the contents to a new one, yet I can still see the option to extend the license.

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Hi,

Here’s the problem:

Presumably your JDBC URL changed with the creation of this database. Your license key is tied to that, so that’s why the license was invalidated. Can you go back to using your old DB / DB URL?

 
Ann