{"record":{"id":"1b5b562133170f8f","repo":"GoogleContainerTools/skaffold","slug":"target-version-v-is-invalid","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"target version %v is invalid","messagePattern":"target version (.+?) is invalid","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"pkg/skaffold/schema/versions.go","lineNumber":371,"sourceCode":"\t}\n\tif len(v1Track) > 0 {\n\t\treturn latestV1.Version, nil\n\t}\n\tif len(v2Track) > 0 {\n\t\treturn latest.Version, nil\n\t}\n\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"unable to find a valid API Schema version\")\n}\n\n// IsCompatibleWith checks if the cfgs versions can be upgraded to toVersion.\nfunc IsCompatibleWith(cfgs []util.VersionedConfig, toVersion string) (bool, error) {\n\tvar pattern *regexp.Regexp\n\tif matched := V1Pattern.MatchString(toVersion); matched {\n\t\tpattern = V1Pattern\n\t} else if matched := V2Pattern.MatchString(toVersion); matched {\n\t\tpattern = V2Pattern\n\t} else {\n\t\treturn false, fmt.Errorf(\"target version %v is invalid\", toVersion)\n\t}\n\tvar badVersions []string\n\tfor _, cfg := range cfgs {\n\t\tcurVersion := cfg.GetVersion()\n\t\tif matched := pattern.MatchString(curVersion); !matched {\n\t\t\tbadVersions = append(badVersions, curVersion)\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\tif len(badVersions) > 0 {\n\t\treturn false, fmt.Errorf(\n\t\t\t\"the following versions are incompatible with target version %v. upgrade aborted\",\n\t\t\tbadVersions)\n\t}\n\treturn true, nil\n}\n\n// UpgradeTo upgrades the given configs to toVersion.\nfunc UpgradeTo(configs []util.VersionedConfig, toVersion string) ([]util.VersionedConfig, error) {","sourceCodeStart":353,"sourceCodeEnd":389,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/blob/a1189de023efc32d4b8e11f395acc678aa555011/pkg/skaffold/schema/versions.go#L353-L389","documentation":"Fires in IsCompatibleWith when the target version passed for config upgrade/migration matches neither the V1 nor the V2 version pattern — the requested upgrade destination is not a recognized schema version.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at pkg/skaffold/schema/versions.go:371 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["Pass a valid target apiVersion supported by your skaffold binary","Run `skaffold fix` without an explicit version to upgrade to the latest","Check the docs for the exact version string format (e.g. skaffold/v4beta11)"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"a1189de023efc32d4b8e11f395acc678aa555011","analyzedAt":"2026-09-05T12:09:27.064Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-05T12:09:27.064Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-12T17:17:11.597Z"}