Major Upgrades (v5.x → v6.x)

Crossing a major version boundary of Anchore Enterprise is a migration rather than a routine upgrade. Major releases include breaking changes and data migrations, and moving between them requires planning, a maintenance window, and mechanism-specific steps that differ from the routine upgrade procedures.

There is no direct migration path from v4.x to v6.x. If you are running v4.x, complete the v4.x → v5.x migration first, then follow the v5.x → v6.x Migration Guide.

Anchore Enterprise v4.x has already reached end of life (EOL) and no longer receives updates or support.

Follow the migration guide for the boundary you are crossing:

v5.x → v6.x Migration Guide — migrate a running Anchore Enterprise v5.x deployment to v6.x. Requires Anchore Enterprise v6.1.0 or later as the target version.
v4.x → v5.x Migration Guide (EOL) — migrate an Anchore Enterprise v4.x deployment to v5.x. Anchore Enterprise v5.x is scheduled to reach end of life (EOL) in early 2027, so plan to continue to v6.x after completing this migration.

Last modified August 11, 2026