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This page shows how to disable automatic version upgrades for W&B Server and pin its version. These instructions work for deployments managed by the W&B Kubernetes Operator only.
W&B supports a major W&B Server release for 12 months from its initial release date. Customers with Self-Managed instances are responsible for upgrading in time to maintain support. Avoid staying on an unsupported version. W&B strongly recommends customers with Self-Managed instances to update their deployments with the latest release at minimum once per quarter to maintain support and receive the latest features, performance improvements, and fixes.

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Requirements

  • W&B Kubernetes Operator v1.13.0 or newer
  • System Console v2.12.2 or newer
To verify that you meet these requirements, refer to the W&B Custom Resource or Helm chart for your instance. Check the version values for the operator-wandb and system-console components.

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Disable automatic updates

  1. Log in to the W&B App as a user with the admin role.
  2. Click the user icon at the top, then click System Console.
  3. Go to Settings > Advanced, then select the Other tab.
  4. In the Disable Auto Upgrades section, turn on Pin specific version.
  5. Click the Select a version drop-down, select a W&B Server version.
  6. Click Save.
    Disable Automatic Updates Saved
    Automatic upgrades are turned off and W&B Server is pinned at the version you selected.
  7. Verify that automatic upgrades are turned off. Go to the Operator tab and search the reconciliation logs for the string Version pinning is enabled. 
│info 2025-04-17T17:24:16Z wandb default No changes found
│info 2025-04-17T17:24:16Z wandb default Active spec found
│info 2025-04-17T17:24:16Z wandb default Desired spec
│info 2025-04-17T17:24:16Z wandb default License
│info 2025-04-17T17:24:16Z wandb default Version Pinning is enabled
│info 2025-04-17T17:24:16Z wandb default Found Weights & Biases instance, processing the spec...
│info 2025-04-17T17:24:16Z wandb default === Reconciling Weights & Biases instance...
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