Jira Core 8.16.x upgrade notes
Here are some important notes on upgrading to Jira Core 8.16.
For details on the new features and improvements in this release, see the Jira Core 8.16.x release notes.
Upgrade notes
Changes to the web.xml file
As mentioned in the Jira 8.15 upgrade notes, we've made changes to the web.xml file while working on improvements for image attachments. These changes affect paths to servlets responsible for attachments, and it's important that you use the new web.xml file (by copying your modifications to it) after upgrading. Otherwise, Jira will look for old servers and attachments won't be displayed. Read more about a related issue
Known vulnerability in the BKS-V1 keystore format
If you’re running Jira over SSL, we’d like to bring your attention to a security vulnerability of the BKS-V1 keystore format, provided by the BouncyCastle library. We strongly recommend that you don’t use it in your Jira instance. Learn more
End of support announcements
- Advance notice: We're deprecating PostgreSQL 9.6, and plan to remove it in Jira 8.19.
For the list of supported platforms, see Supported platforms.
App developers
See Preparing for Jira 8.16 for any important changes regarding apps.
Upgrade procedure
Upgrading from a Jira version 8.x.x?
See Upgrading Jira applications for complete upgrade procedures, including all available upgrade methods and pre-upgrade steps.