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Upgrade

In most cases, an upgrade is just a new Collectord image — but if you want the new features that ship with a release, you’ll also need to update your configuration. Track what’s new on our blog, and see the configuration diffs on GitHub at outcoldsolutions/collectord-configurations (use tags to compare versions).

Upgrade from version 25.10 to 26.04

Upgrade the collectorforkubernetes image to version 26.04.X. Review the Configuration reference for any new fields you want to pick up.

Upgrade from version 5.24 to 25.10

Upgrade the collectorforkubernetes image to version 25.10.X. The version scheme switches from semver (5.X) to YY.MM in this release.

Upgrade from version 5.23 to 5.24

Upgrade the collectorforkubernetes image to version 5.24. The new release adds support for forwarding Prometheus-format metrics to a metrics datastream — see the Configuration reference if you want to enable it.

Upgrade from version 5.22 to 5.23

Upgrade the collectorforkubernetes image to version 5.23. If you’re running clusters with thousands of pods, set watchImplementation = 2 under [general.kubernetes] for better watch performance.

Older versions

For Collectord versions older than 5.22, see the Monitoring Kubernetes upgrade guide — the same Collectord binary powers both products and the per-version upgrade notes apply equally.