Clerk Upgrade & Migration

Overview

Safely upgrade Clerk SDK versions and handle breaking changes.

Prerequisites

• Current Clerk integration working
• Git repository with clean working state
• Test environment available

Instructions

1. Step 1: Check Current Version and Available Updates
2. Step 2: Review Breaking Changes
3. Step 3: Upgrade Process
4. Step 4: Handle Common Migration Patterns
5. Step 5: Update Import Paths
6. Step 6: Test Upgrade
7. Step 7: Rollback Plan

For full implementation details and code examples, load: Read(${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/references/implementation-guide.md)

Output

• Updated Clerk SDK
• Migrated breaking changes
• All tests passing
• Production deployment ready

Error Handling

Error	Cause	Solution
Type errors after upgrade	API changes	Check changelog, update types
Middleware not executing	Matcher syntax changed	Update matcher regex
auth() returns Promise	Now async in v6	Add await to auth() calls
Import errors	Path changes	Update to @clerk/nextjs/server

Resources

• Clerk Changelog
• Migration Guides
• GitHub Releases

Next Steps

After upgrade, review clerk-ci-integration for CI/CD updates.

Examples

Basic usage: Apply clerk upgrade migration to a standard project setup with default configuration options.

Advanced scenario: Customize clerk upgrade migration for production environments with multiple constraints and team-specific requirements.