Update Cadence, Testing, and Rollback

Update Policy

ColdFusion 2025 releases updates on a regular cadence. You should actively monitor Adobe's security bulletins and update announcements. Apply critical security patches immediately when they are released, and schedule routine updates to run at least quarterly.

Staging Flow

Always test updates in a staging environment before production deployment:

1. Create a snapshot or AMI before applying any updates
2. Apply the ColdFusion core update, then update all packages using cfpm
3. Restart ColdFusion services and run your smoke tests
4. Run load tests and monitor performance metrics with PMT
5. Promote to production only if PMT shows no performance regression

Update Commands

Use cfpm to keep both the core platform and packages up to date:

# Update ColdFusion core
cfpm update --core

# Update all installed packages
cfpm update-all

# List available updates
cfpm list --updates

Rollback Procedure

If an update causes issues, the safest approach is to restore from your pre-update snapshot. If snapshots are unavailable, follow these steps:

1. Uninstall the most recent update via the ColdFusion Administrator
2. Restore the backup folders that were automatically created by the updater
3. Restart ColdFusion services and verify that functionality has been restored
4. Review application and server logs to identify the root cause of the failure

Post-Update Validation

After applying updates, verify:

• All services start successfully
• Critical application endpoints respond correctly
• Database connections are functioning
• Scheduled tasks run as expected
• PMT metrics show normal performance baselines