https://www.jenkins.io/doc/upgrade-guide/2.555/
Most notable change is that it now requires Java 21 for controllers and agents.
We have a lot of agents running on Java 17!
Procedure (as done on ci-release):
- Make sure all agents have Java 25 or 21
- Update plugins from the Jenkins UI and restart Jenkins
- Update system and Jenkins (apt upgrade)
- Update plugins again from the Jenkins UI and restart Jenkins
- Reboot the server
https://www.jenkins.io/doc/upgrade-guide/2.555/
Most notable change is that it now requires Java 21 for controllers and agents.
We have a lot of agents running on Java 17!
Procedure (as done on ci-release):