Upgrade the CloudBees Platform Integration plugin to ensure compatibility and optimal performance with recent CloudBees platform updates. Follow the steps below to address important changes, remove deprecated dependencies, and identify plugins that may no longer be required after upgrading.
Upgrade from version 1.422 or earlier
The CloudBees Platform Integration plugin version 1.422 or earlier automatically installs and configures the OpenTelemetry plugin to populate data to the CloudBees platform. Starting with version 1.422.639, the OpenTelemetry plugin is no longer used, so this dependency has been removed.
When you upgrade the CloudBees Platform Integration plugin to version 1.422.639 or later, it automatically restores the OpenTelemetry plugin configuration to its default settings, but the plugin remains installed and requires manual removal.
You should manually remove the OpenTelemetry plugin if you do not use it with any other observability backend. This is strongly recommended because the plugin has a known bug that causes it to send metrics even when not configured. You can remove the OpenTelemetry plugin by following the instructions for Removing a plugin. If you prefer, you can disable the plugin instead.
| The OpenTelemetry plugin also adds a transitive dependency to OpenTelemetry API plugin, which you can safely uninstall. |
(Optional) Uninstall additional plugins
You can also uninstall the following general-use plugins required by the OpenTelemetry plugin if you no longer use them.
| In most CloudBees CI or Jenkins instances, these plugins are already installed and in use, so removal is rarely necessary. |