Upgrade SonarQube version 9.9 to Latest 2025.x Version (Community Edition) + PR Decoration

[Teena_Batra]

Hi SonarQube Community,

We’re currently running SonarQube Community Edition 9.9 and are planning to upgrade to the latest available version as of May 2025.

I have a couple of questions regarding the upgrade and post-upgrade setup:
Is a direct upgrade from 9.9 to 25.x supported, or do we need to go through intermediate versions?
Are there any breaking changes or important migration steps we should be aware of?
What are the minimum Java and database requirements?

After the upgrade, we’re also looking to implement PR decoration, Can PR decoration be configured in Community Edition? If so, could you please share the setup instructions or documentation for PR decoration?

Thanks in advance!

[Colin]

@Teena_Batra

Is a direct upgrade from 9.9 to 25.x supported, or do we need to go through intermediate versions?

This upgrade calculator should help! As stated in the docs you’ll need to upgrade to 24.12 before moving on to 25.5.

@Teena_Batra

Are there any breaking changes or important migration steps we should be aware of?
What are the minimum Java and database requirements?

The docs are your friend!

• Requirements
• Upgrade notes for 9.9 to 10.7 (when SonarQube Community Edition switched to SonarQube Community Bulid)
• SonarQube Community Build Upgrade Notes

@Teena_Batra

After the upgrade, we’re also looking to implement PR decoration, Can PR decoration be configured in Community Edition? If so, could you please share the setup instructions or documentation for PR decoration?

PR Analysis / Decoration is available starting in the Developer Edition

[Teena_Batra]

Thank you so much!