3.14.6 LTS#

Squirro 3.14.6 was released on February 6, 2025.

Learn more about the Squirro Release Process.

Attention

Elasticsearch upgrade to version 9 - Manual updates and upgrades starting from Squirro 3.13.5 require careful management due to Elasticsearch infrastructure changes. Before switching to 3.14.6, ensure you prepare your infrastructure. Refer to the Elasticsearch Migration page for detailed instructions on migrating Elasticsearch indices.

Notes for administrators

  • Squirro 3.14.6 is a patch of the 3.14.4 and 3.14.5 LTS releases. For information on all the major changes and improvements in the latest LTS release, see the 3.14.5 LTS Release Notes and 3.14.4 LTS Release Notes pages.

  • Administrators are strongly advised to update Squirro instances during the next maintenance window. The patch is deployed through the standard update mechanism and maintains full compatibility with the initial 3.14.4 and 3.14.5 LTS releases.

Patch Notes#

Improvements

  • Multiple high severity security updates addressing a vulnerability in a third-party dependency.

  • Critical security update addressing a vulnerability in a third-party dependency.

  • Expanded Chat file upload support to include additional document formats.

  • Chat responses now include document metadata (keywords) along with source documents used for context.

Bug Fixes

  • Time selection filter not included when copying applied context from chat history.

  • Spelling correction active even when turned off in the configuration.

  • NLP search in the search widget not sending the complete parsed query context.

  • Batch Q&A missing the authentication token when loaded via iframe.

  • Chat input disabled when no documents uploaded to a project, blocking file upload functionality.

Known Issue

  • In specific scenarios, cross-lingual information retrieval for semantic search may deliver lower-than-expected quality (SQ-28171).

Installation and Upgrade#

For new installations, find step-by-step instructions on the Install and Manage Squirro with Ansible page (recommended) and Installing Squirro on Linux pages.

To upgrade an existing installation, see the Upgrading Squirro page.