Option to downgrade to previous version

127 votes

As a GitKraken User, I would like downgrade to previous version in order to avoid blocking bug introduced in new version.

Sometimes new version might introduce a new bug that might be blocking some functionality.

Given I have GitKraken open
And I see the rollback to previous version button
When I click on rollback to previous version button
Then GitKraken rolls back to previous version

Not planned Suggested by: Denis Tunovic (15 Jul, '21) • Upvoted: 20 Nov • Comments: 24

Comments: 24

15 Jul, '21
Giacomo Zanotti Admin
Your feedback is appreciated. While there are no plans to have a rollback feature in the app, you can always email support@gitkraken.com and our team will help you get sorted or you may request older versions.
14 Jul, '22
Andrew
Why can't I just download the old versions from the site myself and disable automatic updates? It takes a long time to wait for a response from the support service.
2
11 Oct, '22
Craig Merged
Give access to old versions so if/when there's a problem we can revert back. Such as now where V8.10.0 won't start on Linux Mint/Ubuntu and so we need to reinstall V8.9.1 but can't find it anywhere.
2
12 Oct, '22
Joey Kelroy Admin
"Include previous versions in the download pages" (suggested by Craig on 2022-10-11), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
4
22 Oct, '22
Dre
Yes, please give access to older versions
01 Nov, '22
Russ Brooks
8.10.2 (ARM build) is hosed for me as well on MacOS 12.6. Won't Merge branches right. Won't Rebase. Won't abandon merges. Rebooted twice.
10 Nov, '22
Anton Bors
I have a similar issue with fonts ( github icon is not showing for remotes ), so I need to downgrade or download an older version and install that.
21 Dec, '22
Martijn
Add this please. Sometimes a new version is pushed which breaks something I need to use, and there's no way to get around it, other than be at the mercy of the developers. This is unacceptable in a commercial context.
23 Dec, '22
MW
This would be great truly. Not sure if this is a bug or a feature but in the latest version (9.0.0), Kraken keeps auto closing, which is very annoying because it takes time to load and I have to type in my GPG password every time. For the past few days I've basically had to type in my password between almost every commit. I just want to go back to the previous version!
10 Aug, '23
Tobxon
I am sorry to say that but it's a mandatory feature due to the amount of breaking changes in releases. Currently with the release of GitKraken 9.7.0 it is basically not useable, which breaks my workflow pretty hard because I am used to the advantage's of GitKraken.
14 Aug, '23
Aaron
Yeah 9.7.0 is completely broken for our Team. Unable to Commit, Stage. Anything really. Being able to download and install previous versions is mandatory.
15 Aug, '23
cyberclectic
9.7.0 has broken GK completely. It seems due to LFS as a repo that supports LFS and worked fine with 9.6.1 is now completely borked. Constantly get the banner to `continue without LFS`. Why can't I at least downgrade to the previous stable release?
21 Aug, '23
Eduard Kleiner
+1 to ability to download older versions!!!
I'm on 9.7.1 and it keeps crashing each time I load GK, even after deleting the ~.gitkraken folder and signining in again, it crashes instantly when I load any repo.
Seriously guys, very bad release and very bad approach not to allow users to downgrade at will !!!
1
30 Aug, '23
Mats Andreassen
9.7.1 is also unusable for me. I've just contacted support about it. I can clone but further operations just freezes the UI. I would like to downgrade in order to keep working efficiently.
06 Sep, '23
Simon G Merged
GitKraken has just silently auto-updated to 9.8.0, which has broken some previously working features. Given that updates are silently forced on me, there should be an option to download and run a prevous version when the auto-update breaks something, which does happen regularly.
08 Sep, '23
Joey Kelroy Admin
"Option to download previous versions" (suggested by Simon G on 2023-09-06), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
2
15 Jan
Ben
I too would love to download older versions, and also have the current version number be included in the downloaded archive so I know what I've downloaded without having to extract it first to see.
07 Jun
Flyvio
after 9.9.0 gitkraken is unusable on my computer, the screen is all messed up
1
11 Jul
kgathuru
Please add this. I am unable to add commits since the last update to 10.1.0
4
16 Jul
Jesus
Oh my god the latest versions are such a POS that literally don't work, and you cant even download former versions.

Screw these guys.
03 Aug
Jo
Something went wrong with the latest version of this app. I am not able to change branches or anything. unbelievable.
09 Aug
Ryan Findley
This is becoming a major problem. New updates are automatically pushed out and contain major bugs which completely break usability.
There is also no option to disable auto-update?

This is not acceptable for a production tool. We need to have full control of the version of the software installed.
13 Aug
Nick
Given your track record, this is a critical feature! Even when you do provide access to an older version, the app forces an update on the next reboot and the older version has to be reinstalled again. PLEASE stop forcing your own customers to update to non-functional software! Unless your goal is to lose customers, this just makes sense for everyone involved.
20 Aug
Joey Kelroy Admin
"Setting for auto-upgrade and provide older version downloads" (suggested by <Hidden> on 2022-03-10), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.