Update

Update ScriptRunner for Confluence

There are two ways to update ScriptRunner for Confluence:

Version History on the Atlassian Marketplace

To update ScriptRunner for Confluence, navigate to Version History. From there, you can select a version to Download.

This image shows the Download button highlighted on the right side of the version listing on the Version History screen

You can also click Watch in the upper right-hand corner to be notified when new versions are released.

Manage Apps in Confluence Instance

If you navigate to General Configuration > Manage Apps, you can update by selecting Update.

This image shows the Update button highlighted on the Manage Apps screen

For information on licensing, visit the Licensing FAQ.

Upgrade Confluence

Confluence 8

Compatibility with Confluence 8

Only those versions marked as compatible in the Atlassian Marketplace will work with Confluence 8.

Some of your scripts may fail if you upgrade without modifications.

If you have been through the Confluence 6 → 7 upgrade, you have little to fear in upgrading to Confluence 8.

You may not need to make any changes to your own scripts. The major areas of change are listed below.

For further reference, see Atlassian's Preparing for Confluence 8 documentation. The information here is focused on the areas of change likely to affect script writers.

Please manually review your configured scripts for each feature.

Changes to Confluence Java API

You can review changes to the Confluence Java API on Atlassian's Deprecated Code Paths Removed in 8.0.

Anything else?

Did we miss something important that script authors should take into account when upgrading? Please let us know.

For more information on updating staging environments, visit this documentation.