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Upgrade InfluxDB

Upgrade your InfluxDB 3 Enterprise version.

Before you upgrade

Before upgrading your InfluxDB 3 Enterprise , review the release notes for compatibility requirements and then plan your upgrade strategy.

Verify your current version

Before upgrading, verify the InfluxDB 3 Enterprise version running on each node.

CLI Docker

influxdb3 --version
docker exec 
CONTAINER_NAME
 influxdb3 --version

Replace the following:

  • CONTAINER_NAME: The name of your InfluxDB 3 Enterprise container

The command returns version information similar to the following:

influxdb3 3.8.0

Verify your InfluxDB version

Before and after upgrading, verify the InfluxDB 3 Enterprise version running on your instance.

Upgrade an InfluxDB 3 instance

Install script systemctl Docker Docker Compose Windows

curl -O https://www.influxdata.com/d/install_influxdb3.sh \
&& sh install_influxdb3.sh pr-preview
# 1. Download the new version
curl -L https://dl.influxdata.com/influxdb/releases/influxdb3-pr-preview-3.8.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz \
  -o influxdb3-pr-preview.tar.gz

# 2. Extract the archive
tar xvzf influxdb3-pr-preview.tar.gz

# 3. Stop the service
sudo systemctl stop influxdb3

# 4. Install the new binary
sudo cp influxdb3 /usr/local/bin/

# 5. Start the service
sudo systemctl start influxdb3
docker stop 
CONTAINER_NAME

docker pull influxdb:pr-preview
docker start 
CONTAINER_NAME

Replace the following:

  • CONTAINER_NAME: The name of your InfluxDB 3 Enterprise container
docker compose down
docker compose pull
docker compose up -d
# Download the latest Windows binary
Invoke-WebRequest `
  -Uri "https://dl.influxdata.com/influxdb/releases/influxdb3-pr-preview-3.8.0-windows_amd64.zip" `
  -OutFile "influxdb3-pr-preview.zip"

# Extract the binary
Expand-Archive -Path influxdb3-pr-preview.zip -DestinationPath . -Force

# Stop the service, replace the binary, and start the service
Stop-Service influxdb3
Copy-Item -Path "influxdb3.exe" -Destination "C:\Program Files\InfluxData\influxdb3\" -Force
Start-Service influxdb3

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New in InfluxDB 3.8

Key enhancements in InfluxDB 3.8 and the InfluxDB 3 Explorer 1.6.

See the Blog Post

InfluxDB 3.8 is now available for both Core and Enterprise, alongside the 1.6 release of the InfluxDB 3 Explorer UI. This release is focused on operational maturity and making InfluxDB easier to deploy, manage, and run reliably in production.

For more information, check out:

InfluxDB Docker latest tag changing to InfluxDB 3 Core

On April 7, 2026, the latest tag for InfluxDB Docker images will point to InfluxDB 3 Core. To avoid unexpected upgrades, use specific version tags in your Docker deployments.

If using Docker to install and run InfluxDB, the latest tag will point to InfluxDB 3 Core. To avoid unexpected upgrades, use specific version tags in your Docker deployments. For example, if using Docker to run InfluxDB v2, replace the latest version tag with a specific version tag in your Docker pull command–for example:

docker pull influxdb:2