Latest Confluence release is not available in "Plan Your Upgrade" page
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Summary
When a Confluence administrator proceeds to start the preparations of a Confluence upgrade, the new version to upgrade the instance is not listed in the Plan Your Upgrade page
Diagnosis
When browsing to General Configuration > Plan your Upgrade page, the latest Confluence release is not listed in the Upgrade to section.
In the example below, despite running Confluence 8.5.1, version 8.5.2 and 8.5.3 are not listed:
Cause
This may be related to using an outdated version of plugin Atlassian Troubleshooting and Support Tools.
Solution
Upgrade this plugin to the latest version available to solve the situation:
- Browse to General Configuration > Manage Apps
- Search for Atlassian Troubleshooting and Support Tools plugin
- Click the Update button next to the plugin.
Once completed, please check again if the Confluence version is listed.