Upgrading from 1.4.x to 2026.7 (Innovation Release) Innovation Release

Upgrade from 1.4.x to 2026.7.

Role: Infrastructure engineer

Prerequisites

• Administrative access to the Kubernetes cluster (kubectl, helm).
• Required tools:
  • helm (Latest version recommended)
  • kubectl
  • edbctl version 1.7.0 or later — see the edbctl compatibility matrix for the supported version.

Upgrade 1.4.x → 2026.7

HM 2026.7 is the first Innovation Release following LTS 1.4.0. The operator is decoupled from the HM version — you don't need to upgrade the operator Helm chart for this release. The upgrade is a spec.version change applied through the existing operator.

Create new secrets

Run the following command to create the secrets for this release. No new secrets are required in 2026.7, but running this command as part of every upgrade is recommended to keep your credentials current:

edbctl hm create-install-secrets --version v2026.7.0

For more CLI options, see edbctl hybrid-manager. To customize your component's secrets, see Customizing secrets.

Apply the updated CR

1. Update spec.version to v2026.7.0 in your HybridControlPlane manifest and apply it:

   → WrapCopy

   kubectl apply -f hybridmanager.yaml

2. Trigger the upgrade:

   → WrapCopy

   kubectl annotate hybridcontrolplane edbpgai --overwrite edbpgai.com/ready-for-upgrade=true

3. Monitor progress:

   → WrapCopy

   kubectl get hybridcontrolplane edbpgai -w