Upgrade path to v16/v17

[bjarnef]

I wonder which upgrade path is recommended for Umbraco 16 (and 17 later this year).
https://docs.umbraco.com/umbraco-cms/fundamentals/setup/upgrading/version-specific#find-your-upgrade-path

Most likely on latest v13 first.

We plan to upgrade a v13 project, and can we upgrade directly to v16/17 or are any migration steps removed, so we need to go to a specific major version first?

[eshanrnh]

Hey @bjarnef 👋

Great Question. Umbraco version 14–16 share a common foundation with incremental improvements, so you can upgrade directly from latest v13 to v16/17, if the following conditions are met:

• All installed packages are compatible with Umbraco v16.
• No critical customizations rely on removed APIs (e.g., server-side notifications).
• No internal/legacy UI APIs or custom editors are being used.
• Legacy editors, such as Nested Content, have been replaced (e.g., with Block Editors).
• The project is ready to switch to .NET 9, which is required for Umbraco 16.

You can refer to the Find your upgrade path -> 13.latest to the latest version section. It is highly recommended to test thoroughly before jumping multiple major versions, just to be safe.

[bjarnef]

@eshanrnh okay, so no migration steps has be removed in eg. v16 or later v17?

E.g. previously some migration steps were removed with required to upgrade to e.g v10 first before continuing to v12 or v13. For example when upgrading from v9.

[eshanrnh]

@bjarnef, Based on guidance from our developers, upgrading from version 13 to 16 should be fine, as migration steps are only streamlined/rationalised after an LTS release. 😀

Hope this helps 🤞

[eshanrnh]

Hey @bjarnef Is there anything else we can help with? If not, can you close this issue?