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qdrant-version-upgrade

Provides procedures for safe Qdrant version upgrades, including rolling updates for clusters and step-by-step migration paths for storage compatibility.

Install

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Activation

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Guidance on how to upgrade your Qdrant version without interrupting the availability of your application and ensuring data integrity.
133 charsno explicit “when” trigger
Intermediate

Key capabilities

  • Provide guidance for zero-downtime Qdrant cluster upgrades.
  • Outline the correct order for SDK and server updates.
  • Define multi-step migration paths for major or cross-minor versions.
  • Verify compatibility between Qdrant server and SDK versions.
  • Explain storage compatibility guarantees across minor versions.

How it works

The skill provides instructions based on Qdrant's version compatibility guarantees, recommending specific upgrade sequences for SDK and server, and detailing steps for multi-minor version migrations.

Inputs & outputs

You give it
Current Qdrant version and desired target version
You get back
Instructions for upgrading Qdrant, including SDK and server update order, and migration steps

When to use qdrant-version-upgrade

  • Perform a zero-downtime rolling upgrade of a Qdrant cluster
  • Plan a multi-version migration path for Qdrant storage
  • Verify compatibility between Qdrant server and SDK versions
  • Execute safe minor version upgrades for production Qdrant instances

About this skill

Qdrant Version Upgrade

Qdrant has the following guarantees about version compatibility:

  • Major and minor versions of Qdrant and SDK are expected to match. For example, Qdrant 1.17.x is compatible with SDK 1.17.x.

  • Qdrant is tested for backward compatibility between minor versions. For example, Qdrant 1.17.x should be compatible with SDK 1.16.x. Qdrant server 1.16.x is also expected to be compatible with SDK 1.17.x, but only for the subset of features that were available in 1.16.x.

  • For migration to the next minor version, it is recommended to first upgrade the SDK to the next minor version and then upgrade the Qdrant server.

  • Storage compatibility is only guaranteed for one minor version. For example, data stored with Qdrant 1.16.x is expected to be compatible with Qdrant 1.17.x. If you need to migrate more than one minor version, it is required do the upgrade step by step, one minor version at a time. For example, to migrate from 1.15.x to 1.17.x, you need to first upgrade to 1.16.x and then to 1.17.x. Note: Qdrant Cloud automates this process, so you can directly upgrade from 1.15.x to 1.17.x without intermediate steps.

  • A Qdrant cluster with a replication factor of 2 or higher can be upgraded without downtime by performing a rolling upgrade. This means that you can upgrade one node at a time while the other nodes continue to serve requests. This allows you to maintain availability of your application during the upgrade process. More about replication factor: Replication factor

For managing Qdrant version upgrades in Qdrant Cloud, you can use the qcloud CLI tool.

When not to use it

  • Upgrading a Qdrant cluster with a replication factor less than 2.
  • The upgrade involves a different database system.

Limitations

  • Zero-downtime upgrades are guaranteed only for clusters with a replication factor of 2 or higher.
  • Storage compatibility is guaranteed for only one minor version at a time for manual upgrades.

How it compares

This skill offers a structured, step-by-step approach to Qdrant upgrades, reducing the risk of downtime and data integrity issues compared to an unguided upgrade.

Compared to similar skills

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