Upgrade to Grafana 12

Starting June 15th, 2026, Azure Managed Grafana support for Grafana 11 will be retired. This guide provides information about the upcoming retirement of Grafana 11 and guides you through upgrading your Azure Managed Grafana workspace to Grafana 12 by June 15, 2026.

Workspaces still running Grafana version 11 after June 15, 2026, will be automatically upgraded to Grafana 12.

Prerequisites

Check the version of your Grafana workspace

To find out if your Azure Managed Grafana workspace needs to be upgraded, check the version of Grafana your workspace is running.

In the Azure portal:

  1. Open your Azure Managed Grafana workspace.

  2. In the left menu, under Settings select Configuration.

  3. Review the Grafana version listed under Grafana Version. If version 11 is selected in the dropdown menu, your workspace is on the Grafana version that is reaching end of life and is scheduled for retirement. We recommend that you upgrade your workspace to Grafana 12 by following the steps below. If your Grafana version is Grafana 12, no further action is necessary.

    Screenshot of the Azure platform showing Grafana Version 9.

Upgrade to Grafana 12

Upgrade from Grafana 11 to Grafana 12 by following the steps below.

Important

Grafana 12 includes significant breaking changes. Make sure to review the What's new in Grafana v12.0 article thoroughly before upgrading your workspace.

Caution

Upgrading to Grafana 12 is irreversible.

In the Azure portal:

  1. Once you have reviewed the breaking changes in Grafana 12 and are ready to proceed with the upgrade, open your workspace and select Settings > Configuration from the left menu.

  2. Under Grafana Version, select 12.

  3. Select Save on top to save the new settings and trigger the upgrade to Grafana version 12.

    Screenshot of the Azure portal showing Grafana version 12 selected in the dropdown menu and the Save button highlighted.

  4. A notification appears, indicating that the upgrade is in progress. In the Overview page, Grafana’s Provisioning State is Provisioning until the upgrade is complete. After a few minutes, a notification appears, and the provisioning state becomes Succeeded.