Disable automatic updates for W&B Server

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.

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.

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.

   

   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...