Jenkins plugin cli download wrong plugin version

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I built a jenkins docker image using jenkins-plugin-cli and all works fine.

Now I have to add a new plugin so I modify my plugin.txt and run docker build, but it fail because plugin version downloaded are wrong.

This is the output:

[0me[91mNo directory to download plugins entered. Will use default of /usr/share/jenkins/ref/plugins
Using update center https://updates.jenkins.io/update-center.json from JENKINS_UC environment variable
Using experimental update center https://updates.jenkins.io/experimental/update-center.json from JENKINS_UC_EXPERIMENTAL environment variable
Using incrementals mirror Index of incrementals/ from JENKINS_INCREMENTALS_REPO_MIRROR environment variable
No CLI option or environment variable set for plugin info, using default of https://updates.jenkins.io/plugin-versions.json
e[0me[91mNo war entered. Will use default of /usr/share/jenkins/jenkins.war
e[0me[91m
Retrieving update center information
e[0me[91mCreated cache at: /var/jenkins_home/.cache/jenkins-plugin-management-cli
e[0me[91mUpdate center URL: https://updates.jenkins.io/update-center.json?version=2.346.3
e[0me[91mCache miss for: update-center-2.346.3
e[0me[91mDownloaded update-center-2.346.3 from https://updates.jenkins.io/dynamic-stable-2.375.1/update-center.json (attempt 1 of 3)
e[0me[91mCache miss for: experimental-update-center-2.346.3
e[0me[91mCache miss for: plugin-versions
e[0me[91mDownloaded plugin-versions from https://updates.jenkins.io/current/plugin-versions.json (attempt 1 of 3)e[0me[91m

It seems that the list for 2.346.3 version is missing ad it returns the plugin version list about the current version.

If I try to curl https://updates.jenkins.io/update-center.json?version=2.346.3 I get 302 redirect to https://updates.jenkins.io/dynamic-stable-2.375.1/update-center.json.

Is this an error or jenkins version 2.346.3 is no more supported?

Here is my current Jenkins setup:

Jenkins: 2.346.3
OS: Linux - 3.10.0-1160.99.1.el7.x86_64
Java: 1.8.0_345 - Temurin (OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM)

ace-editor:1.1
ant:481.v7b_09e538fcca
antisamy-markup-formatter:159.v25b_c67cd35fb_
apache-httpcomponents-client-4-api:4.5.13-138.v4e7d9a_7b_a_e61
artifactory:3.18.12
authentication-tokens:1.4
authorize-project:1.4.0
bootstrap5-api:5.2.1-3
bouncycastle-api:2.27
branch-api:2.1071.v1a_188a_562481
build-timeout:1.24
caffeine-api:2.9.3-65.v6a_47d0f4d1fe
checks-api:1.8.1
cloudbees-folder:6.740.ve4f4ffa_dea_54
command-launcher:1.2
commons-lang3-api:3.12.0-36.vd97de6465d5b_
commons-text-api:1.10.0-27.vb_fa_3896786a_7
conditional-buildstep:1.4.2
config-file-provider:3.11.1
configuration-as-code:1569.vb_72405b_80249
credentials:1143.vb_e8b_b_ceee347
credentials-binding:523.525.vb_72269281873
dashboard-view:2.466.vdfefd95a_b_f8d
display-url-api:2.3.6
docker-commons:1.21
docker-java-api:3.2.13-37.vf3411c9828b9
docker-plugin:1.3.0
docker-workflow:563.vd5d2e5c4007f
durable-task:507.v050055d0cb_dd
echarts-api:5.4.0-1
email-ext:2.92
extra-columns:1.25
font-awesome-api:6.2.1-1
git:4.14.3
git-client:3.13.1
github:1.34.5
github-api:1.303-400.v35c2d8258028
github-branch-source:1696.v3a_7603564d04
gradle:2.8.2
ionicons-api:31.v4757b_6987003
jackson2-api:2.14.2-319.v37853346a_229
jakarta-activation-api:2.0.1-2
jakarta-mail-api:2.0.1-2
javadoc:226.v71211feb_e7e9
javax-activation-api:1.2.0-5
javax-mail-api:1.6.2-5
jaxb:2.3.7-1
jdk-tool:1.0
jjwt-api:0.11.5-77.v646c772fddb_0
job-dsl:1.81.1
jquery3-api:3.6.1-2
jsch:0.2.8-65.v052c39de79b_2
junit:1166.1168.vd6b_8042a_06de
ldap:659.v8ca_b_a_fe79fa_d
mailer:435.438.v5b_81173f5b_a_1
matrix-auth:3.1.5
matrix-project:772.v494f19991984
maven-plugin:3.22
momentjs:1.1.1
okhttp-api:4.9.3-108.v0feda04578cf
pam-auth:1.10
pipeline-build-step:488.v8993df156e8d
pipeline-github-lib:38.v445716ea_edda_
pipeline-graph-analysis:202.va_d268e64deb_3
pipeline-groovy-lib:629.vb_5627b_ee2104
pipeline-input-step:466.v6d0a_5df34f81
pipeline-milestone-step:111.v449306f708b_7
pipeline-model-api:2.2121.vd87fb_6536d1e
pipeline-model-definition:2.2121.vd87fb_6536d1e
pipeline-model-extensions:2.2121.vd87fb_6536d1e
pipeline-rest-api:2.28
pipeline-stage-step:305.ve96d0205c1c6
pipeline-stage-tags-metadata:2.2121.vd87fb_6536d1e
pipeline-stage-view:2.28
pipeline-utility-steps:2.15.0
plain-credentials:143.v1b_df8b_d3b_e48
plugin-util-api:2.20.0
popper2-api:2.11.6-2
resource-disposer:0.20
run-condition:1.5
scm-api:631.v9143df5b_e4a_a
script-security:1229.v4880b_b_e905a_6
snakeyaml-api:1.33-90.v80dcb_3814d35
ssh-credentials:305.v8f4381501156
ssh-slaves:1.834.v622da_57f702c
sshd:3.0.3
structs:324.va_f5d6774f3a_d
tfs:5.157.1-SNAPSHOT (private-2163c3ae-gilad)
timestamper:1.21
token-macro:321.vd7cc1f2a_52c8
trilead-api:1.67.vc3938a_35172f
variant:59.vf075fe829ccb
workflow-aggregator:596.v8c21c963d92d
workflow-api:1200.v8005c684b_a_c6
workflow-basic-steps:994.vd57e3ca_46d24
workflow-cps:3536.vb_8a_6628079d5
workflow-durable-task-step:1217.v38306d8fa_b_5c
workflow-job:1207.1209.v69351208a_5a_7
workflow-multibranch:716.vc692a_e52371b_
workflow-scm-step:408.v7d5b_135a_b_d49
workflow-step-api:639.v6eca_cd8c04a_a_
workflow-support:839.v35e2736cfd5c
ws-cleanup:0.43

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Version 2.346.3 is almost 2 years old. The plugin center only supports versions that are not older than 1 year approximately.
You can still run this Jenkins version but you need to install plugins manually to ensure you get the right versions.
But I would look into updating Jenkins as there are security vulnerabilities for that version.

3

Thanks, I know I should update jenkins, but that also requires updating all the agents and it costs time, so I need permission from my company.

However, it is strange that is redirected to the latest version instead of returning ko.

Any other ideas?

4

It needs to return something and the decision was to return the latest still supported information.
afaik you can explicitly specify the version you want in the plugins.txt used by jenkins-plugin-cli

You could also setup your own update center that collects the info for you version but that is quite complex and requires a lot of work.

5

Yes, I have already done it.

Thanks