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InfluxDB OSS v2

Upgrade from InfluxDB 2.x to InfluxDB 2.7

This page documents an earlier version of InfluxDB OSS. InfluxDB 3 Core is the latest stable version.

Upgrade to InfluxDB 2.7 from an earlier version of InfluxDB 2.x.

InfluxDB 2.0 beta-16 or earlier

If you’re upgrading from InfluxDB 2.0 beta-16 or earlier, you must first upgrade to InfluxDB 2.0, and then complete the steps below.

macOS Linux Windows Docker

Do one of the following:

Use homebrew to upgrade

brew upgrade influxdb

Manually upgrade

To manually upgrade, download and install the latest version of InfluxDB 2.7 for macOS in place of your current 2.x version.

Download and install the latest version of InfluxDB 2.7 for Linux in place of your current 2.x version.

Download and install the latest version of InfluxDB 2.7 for Windows in place of your current 2.x version.

To upgrade to InfluxDB 2.7 with Docker, update your Docker image to use the latest InfluxDB image.

influxdb:2.7.12

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New in InfluxDB 3.5

Key enhancements in InfluxDB 3.5 and the InfluxDB 3 Explorer 1.3.

See the Blog Post

InfluxDB 3.5 is now available for both Core and Enterprise, introducing custom plugin repository support, enhanced operational visibility with queryable CLI parameters and manual node management, stronger security controls, and general performance improvements.

InfluxDB 3 Explorer 1.3 brings powerful new capabilities including Dashboards (beta) for saving and organizing your favorite queries, and cache querying for instant access to Last Value and Distinct Value caches—making Explorer a more comprehensive workspace for time series monitoring and analysis.

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InfluxDB Docker latest tag changing to InfluxDB 3 Core

On February 3, 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