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Prefect upgrades break working setups

Outages and change4 posts from 4 people4d active+11 post in the last 7 days, 1 the 7 days before (steady)

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Posts per day4 posts, Sep 1 to Sep 25

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Failed async tasks with `persist_result=True` do not persist their exception results### Bug summary With `persist_result=True`, a failed async task's original exception should remain retrievable after its state is reconstructed through the API. The immediate Failed state re-raises the original exception, but the API-reloaded state contains result metadata...PrefectHQ/prefectmifuhaSep 205 days ago
Improve dark-mode readability of V2 run lists### Bug summary V2 reduces run-name size and secondary-text contrast on flow-run cards in dark mode. In a comparison using the same data and viewport, muted text contrast decreased from 7.49:1 in V1 to 5.78:1 in V2: both use `#adadad` text, but V2 uses a lighter card background....PrefectHQ/prefectdesertaxleSep 1411 days ago
Migration bad1e352c597 skips an INVALID ix_event_resources__occurred left by a cancelled CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY and never repairs it### Bug summary The PostgreSQL migration `bad1e352c597` (`2026_06_10_000000_bad1e352c597_add_event_resources_occurred_index.py`) runs in an autocommit block. When that build is cancelled (statement timeout, lock timeout, pod restart, two server replicas racing...PrefectHQ/prefectmarek-zuk-complexioSep 43 weeks ago
Concurrency UI maxes out at 200 entries### Bug summary Concurrency UI maxes out at 200 entries. Pagination cannot go past 20 and filtering is only applied frontend side meaning all entries after the 200th cannot be seen in the ui (even when filtering). ### Version info ### Additional context _No response_PrefectHQ/prefectgreggaillySep 13 weeks ago

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PostgreSQL1
About this problem

Evidence

4 posts from 4 people in 1 place, about 1 a week over 20 days. Mostly on PrefectHQ/prefect. Tools named alongside: GitHub, PostgreSQL.

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How it was grouped

Posts that state a pain and match the "breaking-changes" rule about Prefect. First post Sep 1, 2026, latest Sep 20, 2026. Corroborated: 3 or more posts from 2 or more people or places. Method

History

  • 2026-09-25 Added: Prefect upgrades break working setups (4 posts)

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