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name: Registry-ts_va_version_error
title: Why do I get an error about an invalid version of Vulnerability Advisor being specified?
description: You tried to set Vulnerability Advisor to an invalid version, for example, version 3 in IBM Cloud® Container Registry, but version 3 is discontinued. You receive an error message, for example `Invalid Vulnerability Advisor version 'v3' specified. Specify a valid version or, to list the available versions, re-run the command with no parameters.`
last-updated: 2025-10-14
---

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# Why do I get an error about an invalid version of Vulnerability Advisor being specified?
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You tried to set Vulnerability Advisor to an invalid version, for example, version 3 in IBM Cloud® Container Registry, but version 3 is discontinued. You receive an error message, for example `Invalid Vulnerability Advisor version 'v3' specified. Specify a valid version or, to list the available versions, re-run the command with no parameters.`
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When you try to set the version of Vulnerability Advisor to version 3 `v3`, you get the following message.
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```txt
$ ibmcloud cr va-version-set v3
FAILED
Invalid Vulnerability Advisor version 'v3' specified. Specify a valid version or, to list the available versions, re-run the command with no parameters. See https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/Registry?topic=Registry-troubleshoot-va-version-error
```
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You are trying to use a discontinued version of Vulnerability Advisor.
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Version 3 of Vulnerability Advisor was discontinued on 13 November 2023. Vulnerability Advisor version 4 is now the default. You must update to Vulnerability Advisor version 4.
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To update to version 4, run the following command.

```txt
ibmcloud cr va-version-set v4
```
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For more information about how to update to Vulnerability Advisor version 4, see [Vulnerability Advisor version 3 is being discontinued on 13 November 2023](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/Registry?topic=Registry-registry_notices_va_v3&format=markdown). For more information about the versions of Vulnerability Advisor, see [Does Vulnerability Advisor have versions?](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/Registry?topic=Registry-registry_faq_va&format=markdown#faq_va_versions) and [Setting the version of Vulnerability Advisor](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/Registry?topic=Registry-va_index&interface=ui&format=markdown#va_set_version).