Valkey 8 on Heroku Key-Value Store is generally available
Change effective on 01 July 2025
Valkey 8 on Heroku Key-Value Store is generally available. All newly created KVS add-ons default to the latest version. You can provision a KVS instance with this version with the --version 8 flag.
$ heroku addons:create heroku-redis:standard-0 -a example-app -- --version 8
With our updated version support policy, we’re automatically upgrading 7.0 instances to 7.2 per our policy on your next scheduled maintenance. We urge you to upgrade your instance to the latest version as soon as possible with redis:upgrade:
$ heroku redis:upgrade kvs-addon-name --version 8 --app example-app
Valkey 8.1 introduces modules that add extra features on your Key-Value Store instance. Modules are automatically enabled on Valkey 8.1 and you can start using them right away. See Valkey Modules for more information.
See Heroku Key-Value Store Version Support for more information.