Sonarqube upgrade from 10.6 community to 10.8.1 version

[Colin]

Hey there.

ArtifactHub accurately reflects the currently supported Kubernetes versions. I’m not sure where you’re seeing 1.29.4

Supported Kubernetes Versions: From 1.24 to 1.31 Supported Openshift Versions: From 4.11 to 4.16

@Tanish_Jain

Additionally, I want to confirm if upgrading from 10.6 to 10.8.1 is necessary in my scenario. Are there any critical bug fixes, performance improvements, or new features in 10.8.1 that make this upgrade advisable?

Only the very latest version of Community Build is supported. No other versions will receive bug/security fixes. You can find at these links the release notes for v10.7 and 24.12.0.100206.

Take note that the versioning scheme has changed for SonarQube Community Build (formerly Edition).

Updates to Sonar’s Community Functionality

Along with the new SonarQube free tier, we’re making some changes to SonarQube Community Edition, which will now be known as SonarQube Community Build. With Community Build, we are accelerating the pace of releases, with monthly builds available to the community (twice as fast as today and more consistent with our cloud offering). As a result, SonarQube Community Build will adopt a new versioning scheme separate from our commercial versions. Starting with the upcoming release in December 2024, …

@Tanish_Jain

If upgrading is recommended, I would appreciate guidance on the steps to upgrade SonarQube using the Helm chart, specifically:

1. Backing up existing configurations and data.
2. Upgrading the Helm release while ensuring no downtime.
3. Any additional precautions to consider during the upgrade.

I suggest you first familiarize yourself with the documentation on Upgrading a Helm chart instance.