From 85100c46237b1fb4ac2a85e74474f950fbb31668 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastian Bernauer Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2025 12:12:46 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Improve Hive 4 warning --- docs/modules/hive/partials/supported-versions.adoc | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/modules/hive/partials/supported-versions.adoc b/docs/modules/hive/partials/supported-versions.adoc index 3ec74a45..bab1d495 100644 --- a/docs/modules/hive/partials/supported-versions.adoc +++ b/docs/modules/hive/partials/supported-versions.adoc @@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ Hive 4 has known compatibility issues, especially when using it with Iceberg or Trino. The missing compatibility with Iceberg also means that Spark jobs using this storage may fail. -**Workaround:** If you encounter issues with Hive 4, use Hive 3.1.3 instead until these upstream issues are resolved. +Be aware of upgrading Hive (e.g. 4.0.0 to 4.0.1 or 4.0.1 to Hive 4.1.0), as this upgrade is not easily reversible. +Test the new version before upgrading your production workloads and take backups of your database. + +**Workaround:** If you encounter issues with Hive 4.x, use Hive 3.1.3 instead until these upstream issues are resolved. For more details, see: