Standard Edition release notes

Release notes for Instana® self-hosted Standard Edition.

Note:
For information about releases that are not included in the following release notes, see Documentation for older Instana versions.

The following table lists the release build numbers, release dates, upgrade compatibility, and key features.

For information about the Standard Edition versions that work with the backend versions, see Compatibility matrix for Self-Hosted Standard Edition.

Table 1. Standard edition releases
Build Release date Upgrade notes Features, improvements, and fixes
1.15.0 21 July 2026 You can upgrade to Standard Edition 1.15.0 only from Standard Edition 1.13.0 and later.
Breaking changes
  • The minimum supported CPU architecture is updated from x86‑64‑v2 to x86‑64‑v3. Before you install or upgrade, verify that all target hosts provide x86‑64‑v3 CPU support.
Enhancements
  • Enhanced support for air-gapped deployments and improved installation reliability
  • Improved security and certificate management
  • Upgraded bundled platform components
  • Improved cluster management and CLI usability

Fixes

  • Fixed issues that affected cluster setup, restore, and configuration
  • Resolved platform compatibility and stability issues
  • Included security and CVE fixes
1.14.1 3 June 2026 You can upgrade to Standard Edition 1.14.1 only from Standard Edition 1.11.0 and later.
Fixes
  • Resolved an issue that caused air‑gapped image cleanup failure.
1.14.0 2 June 2026 You can upgrade to Standard Edition 1.14.0 only from Standard Edition 1.11.0 and later.

Features

Enhancements

  • Instana enhances image management capabilities for better container handling and optimization.
  • Instana enhances air‑gapped installation with improved image import synchronization and export reliability.
  • Instana updates the `defaultIndexRoutingPartitionSize` value to four for Standard Edition deployments.
  • Instana improves diagnostics with Helm and deep‑debug ClickHouse collectors.
  • Instana updates the K3s version to 1.36.0+k3s1.
  • Instana updates the Envoy proxy version to 1.36.5_v0.24.0.

Fixes

  • Resolved an issue that prevented license downloads on bastion hosts without K3s installed.
  • Resolved an issue that might result in an application crash due to missing SSH keys by adding robust error message handling.
  • Instana fixes multiple security vulnerabilities.
Note:
  • Current and future releases require cgroup v2 for Linux. Enable cgroup v2.
1.13.1 15 April 2026

You can upgrade to Self-Hosted Standard Edition 1.13.1 only from Standard Edition 1.11.0 and later.

Fixes:

  • The --plain flag evaluates after the terminal writes output, causing incorrect terminal configuration. Terminal configuration now occurs before any output is written.
  • Instana fixed the mismatch in the number of images displayed during air‑gapped packaging and import.
  • Instana fixes multiple security vulnerabilities (CVEs).
1.13.0 24 March 2026

You can upgrade to Self-Hosted Standard Edition 1.13.0 only from Standard Edition 1.11.0 and later.

Features:

  • Now you can use the updated stanctl license info --usage command to view complete license information and consumption metrics. For more information, see License activation and renewal.

  • You can migrate sensitive information such as email, SMTP, proxy settings, acceptor configurations, feature flags, and domain configuration. For more information, see Migrating from Custom Edition to Standard Edition.

Enhancements:

Instana renames the debug command to diagnostics. The debug command remains available only as an alias for backward compatibility and does not provide separate functionality.

Note:
  • Future releases require cgroup v2 for Linux. Enable cgroup v2.
1.12.0 2 December 2025

You can upgrade to Self-Hosted Standard Edition 1.12.0 only from Standard Edition 1.10.x and later.

To upgrade 1.9.x and earlier versions, you must upgrade to 1.10.x first.

Before you upgrade to Self-Hosted Standard Edition 1.12.0, you must update the mirroring changes.

Features:

  • Support for five-node cluster deployments with optimized resource distribution, including a dedicated ClickHouse node for improved performance.
  • Proactive resource capacity validation before updates to prevent failures due to insufficient node resources.
  • Modernized command-line interface for improved interactive prompts and progress indicators.

Enhancements:

  • ClickHouse 25.8 for better stability and performance.
  • Optimized multi-node migration for faster and more reliable performance.

Fixes:

  • Instana displays the multi-node migration prompt even though IP addresses are already configured.
  • Updates overwrite custom values in core and unit specifications.
  • Instana fixed instability in filter deployment during update rollout.
  • Instana fixes multiple security vulnerabilities (CVE).
1.11.6 21 October 2025

You can upgrade to Self-Hosted Standard Edition 1.11.6 only from Standard Edition 1.9.x and later.

To upgrade 1.8.x and earlier versions, you must upgrade to 1.9.x first.

Before you upgrade to Self-Hosted Standard Edition 1.11.6, you must update the mirroring changes.

Enhancements

  • Now stanctl automatically deletes outdated Docker images to save disk space. You need not wait for the Kubernetes garbage collector to clean up resources.

Fixes:

  • This release includes fixes for multiple security vulnerabilities.
1.10.4 17 February 2026 -

Note: The stanctl commands do not work in Standard Edition 1.10.2 and earlier versions.

Fixes:

  • The versions id command failed to run. Instana resolved this issue.
1.9.4 17 March 2026

If you are on Self-Hosted Standard Edition 1.8.x or earlier versions, you must upgrade to 1.9.4 first before you upgrade to 1.10.x or later.

 When you upgrade to 1.9.4, Instana automatically selects backend 3.297.463-0. You cannot change this backend version.

Compatibility matrix for Standard Edition

The following table lists the Standard Edition version and the Instana backend versions that are compatible.

Attention:

Self-Hosted Standard Edition 1.10.3 and earlier versions:

  • For online (non-air-gapped) installations, most stanctl lifecycle commands, such as stanctl up fail to run.
  • For air-gapped installations, the stanctl commands continue to work.

Required action: Upgrade stanctl to 1.10.4 or later versions before you perform a lifecycle operation.

Example: On online deployments that run stanctl 1.10.3 or earlier versions, any workflow that stops services, such as a stanctl down command, before a backup, cannot complete because the subsequent stanctl up command fails. Upgrade stanctl to 1.10.4 or later versions before you start these steps.

Table 2. Supported backend versions for Standard Edition
Standard Edition version Instana backend version
1.15.x 3.321, 3.319
1.14.x 3.319
1.13.x 3.317, 3.315
1.12.x 3.313, 3.311, 3.309
1.11.x 3.307, 3.305, 3.303, 3.301, 3.299
1.10.4, 1.10.3 3.297, 3.295
1.9.4 3.297