After upgrading to a new platform version, always ensure that your installed component versions match the versions specified in the release notes. To verify this, navigate to FlowX.AI Designer → Platform Status.
Upgrade overview
FlowX.AI 5.9.1 is a maintenance release for the 5.9.x LTS line. It can be deployed as a direct upgrade from 5.9.0 with no breaking changes.Upgrade Path
5.9.0 → 5.9.1: Direct upgrade with no breaking changes.Self-hosted customers still on the 5.1.x LTS upgrade directly to the 5.9.x line — see Migrating from 5.1 LTS.
Component versions
Core components
Embedded components
- SpiceDB — see the 5.9.0 deployment guidelines for details.
- Qdrant (vector database) — bundled in the AI Platform Helm chart; its version is managed by the chart and not pinned here. See the Qdrant setup guide for deployment and configuration.
Renderers
AI components
FlowX.AI groups AI services into four tiers by deployment role. AI Base components are the foundation; AI Runtime and AI Dev Time components both require Base to be installed first; AI Extensions are optional add-ons layered on top.AI Base components
Foundation services. Install these before any Runtime or Dev Time component.AI Runtime components
Requires AI Base. Services that execute AI workloads at runtime.AI Dev Time components
Requires AI Base. Services used at design time inside the Designer.AI Extensions
Optional add-ons layered on the AI Platform.For the plugins matrix, refer to the 5.9.0 deployment guidelines.
Kafka topics
5.9.1 adds two Kafka topics. Both are auto-provisioned by the Helm chart — no manual creation is required for standard deployments. The names and env vars are listed here for environments that provision topics or ACLs manually.
Topic env vars and consumer groups:
For the config-param cache-invalidation behavior, see Engine setup → Topics related to runtime config params. For the full multi-release topic matrix, see the 5.9.0 deployment guidelines.
Deployment notes
Standard deployment
This maintenance release follows standard FlowX.AI deployment procedures:- Update container images to the 5.9.1 versions listed in the table above.
- Deploy services using your standard deployment process.
- Verify deployment via FlowX.AI Designer → Platform Status.
Configuration changes
Confirm any required configuration changes against the setup guides before upgrading.
Third-party supported component versions
Within each version line listed below, versions that have reached upstream end of life are not supported, even though their major/minor is listed.
(*) Required only if using indexing via Kafka. Multiple sink connector implementations also work, as long as they are compatible with both the deployed Kafka and Elasticsearch version.
The table lists version lines, not individual versions. A version is supported for as long as its vendor still supports it, so check the version you plan to deploy against that vendor’s lifecycle page before committing to it. When a version reaches upstream end of life it is no longer supported; upgrade that component to keep your deployment on a supported configuration. Versions can also be added during the family’s lifetime as FlowX validates them.
For previous FlowX.AI releases, please refer to the Release Notes overview.