Compare your n8n version with latest release using n8n API

by Robert Breen ✓ · 678 views · created 2025-08-24 · DevOps, Multimodal AI

What this workflow does

This workflow has 6 nodes and runs from “Get Most Recent n8n version” (no trigger node, so run it manually or call it from another workflow). It uses only n8n's built-in nodes. It also calls docs.n8n.io over HTTP.

How it runs

Trigger: From “Get Most Recent n8n version” (no trigger node, so run it manually or call it from another workflow).

1. Get Most Recent n8n version (HTTP Request): calls docs.n8n.io
2. Set up your n8n credentials (n8n): get (execution)
3. Extract Version (HTML): parses or builds HTML
4. Clean Value (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
5. Get your n8n version (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
6. Test your version (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false

HTTP calls to: docs.n8n.io

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

Nodes used (5)

• n8nn8n-nodes-base.n8n
• HTTP Requestn8n-nodes-base.httpRequest
• HTMLn8n-nodes-base.html
• Coden8n-nodes-base.code
• Ifn8n-nodes-base.if

From the author

🧑‍💻 Description This workflow automatically compares the version of your n8n instance with the latest release available. Keeping your n8n instance up-to-date is essential for security patches, bug fixes, performance improvements, and access to new…

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