Incorrect server version reported

[charlescurley]

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Steps to reproduce

1. Open the App.
2. Go to Settings; scroll to INFORMATION.

Expected behaviour

"Server Version" should display the server's correct version.

Actual behaviour

"Server Version" shows "31.0.5" when the actual server version is "Hub 25 Autumn (32.0.3)" as indicated Administration Overview page, and by the security check page at https://scan.nextcloud.com/.

Server configuration

Web server: Apache 2.4.65-2

Database: SQLite 3.46.1-7

PHP version:

charles@hawk:~$ php --version
PHP 8.4.11 (cli) (built: Aug  3 2025 07:32:21) (NTS)
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Built by Debian
Zend Engine v4.4.11, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies
    with Zend OPcache v8.4.11, Copyright (c), by Zend Technologies
charles@hawk:~$ 

Nextcloud version: (see Nextcloud admin page)

Hub 25 Autumn (32.0.3)

List of activated apps

If you have access to your command line run e.g.:
sudo -u www-data php occ app:list
from within your Nextcloud installation folder

root@hawk:/var/www/nextcloud# cd /var/www/nextcloud/ && su www-data -c '/usr/bin/php occ app:list'
Enabled:
  - activity: 5.0.0-dev.0
  - app_api: 32.0.0
  - bruteforcesettings: 5.0.0-dev.0
  - calendar: 6.1.1
  - circles: 32.0.0
  - cloud_federation_api: 1.16.0
  - comments: 1.22.0
  - contacts: 8.1.1
  - contactsinteraction: 1.13.1
  - dashboard: 7.12.0
  - dav: 1.34.2
  - federatedfilesharing: 1.22.0
  - federation: 1.22.0
  - files: 2.4.0
  - files_downloadlimit: 5.0.0-dev.0
  - files_external: 1.24.0
  - files_pdfviewer: 5.0.0-dev.0
  - files_reminders: 1.5.0
  - files_sharing: 1.24.1
  - files_trashbin: 1.22.0
  - files_versions: 1.25.0
  - firstrunwizard: 5.0.0-dev.0
  - logreader: 5.0.0-dev.0
  - lookup_server_connector: 1.20.0
  - nextcloud_announcements: 4.0.0-dev.0
  - notes: 4.12.4
  - notifications: 5.0.0-dev.0
  - oauth2: 1.20.0
  - password_policy: 4.0.0-dev.0
  - privacy: 4.0.0-dev.0
  - profile: 1.1.0
  - provisioning_api: 1.22.0
  - recommendations: 5.0.0-dev.0
  - related_resources: 3.0.0-dev.0
  - serverinfo: 4.0.0-dev.0
  - settings: 1.15.1
  - sharebymail: 1.22.0
  - support: 4.0.0-dev.0
  - suspicious_login: 10.0.0-dev.0
  - systemtags: 1.22.0
  - tables: 1.0.2
  - text: 6.0.1
  - theming: 2.7.0
  - twofactor_backupcodes: 1.21.0
  - updatenotification: 1.22.0
  - user_status: 1.12.0
  - viewer: 5.0.0-dev.0
  - webhook_listeners: 1.3.0
  - workflowengine: 2.14.0
Disabled:
  - admin_audit: 1.22.0
  - encryption: 2.20.0
  - photos: 5.0.0-dev.1 (installed 2.0.1)
  - survey_client: 4.0.0-dev.0 (installed 2.0.0)
  - twofactor_nextcloud_notification: 6.0.0-dev.0
  - twofactor_totp: 14.0.0
  - user_ldap: 1.23.0
  - weather_status: 1.12.0 (installed 1.2.0)
root@hawk:/var/www/nextcloud# 

Nextcloud configuration

If you have access to your command line run e.g.:
sudo -u www-data php occ config:list system
from within your Nextcloud installation folder


root@hawk:/var/www/nextcloud# cd /var/www/nextcloud/ && su www-data -c '/usr/bin/php occ config:list system'
{
    "system": {
        "passwordsalt": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "secret": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "trusted_domains": [
            "nextcloud",
            "nextcloud.localdomain",
            "localhost",
            "hawk",
            "hawk.localdomain",
            "nextcloud.curleynet.mywire.org:17800"
        ],
        "datadirectory": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "dbtype": "sqlite3",
        "version": "32.0.3.2",
        "overwrite.cli.url": "http:\/\/localhost",
        "dbname": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "installed": true,
        "instanceid": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "maintenance": false,
        "default_phone_region": "US",
        "theme": "",
        "loglevel": 2,
        "logtimezone": "America\/Denver",
        "logfile": "\/var\/log\/nextcloud\/nextcloud.log",
        "mail_domain": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "mail_from_address": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "mail_smtpmode": "smtp",
        "mail_sendmailmode": "smtp",
        "mail_smtpauth": 1,
        "mail_smtpauthtype": "LOGIN",
        "mail_smtphost": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "mail_smtpname": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "mail_smtppassword": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
        "app_install_overwrite": [
            "calendar"
        ],
        "trashbin_retention_obligation": "auto, 90",
        "maintenance_window_start": 19,
        "filelocking.enabled": true,
        "memcache.local": "\\OC\\Memcache\\APCu",
        "memcache.locking": "\\OC\\Memcache\\Redis",
        "redis": {
            "host": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
            "port": 0,
            "dbindex": 0,
            "timeout": 1.5
        },
        "versions_retention_obligation": "auto, 90",
        "data-fingerprint": "8fbb403d5754a1b6bf96b34cabc08a6b"
    }
}
root@hawk:/var/www/nextcloud# 

Browser

Browser name: Firefox/Chrome/Safari/…

Browser version: 124/125/…

Operating system: Debian 13 (trixie)

Browser log

Insert your browser log here, this could for example include:
a) The javascript console log
b) The network log
c) ...

[bcutter]

Always wondered bout this. Think the app catches the server version only once when being installed (or account is being set up) - never again after that.