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Home / Migrations / Next.js 14 → Next.js 15

Next.js 14 → Next.js 15

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Next.js 15 is a minor upgrade from 14. Main change: fetch caching is opt-in (not opt-out), and async request APIs (cookies, headers, params) are now async. Official codemod handles most of it.

Estimated: 1-3h · 5 steps

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Step 1: Run the upgrade codemod

npx @next/codemod@canary upgrade latest

Step 2: Await request APIs

cookies(), headers(), params, searchParams are now async. Await them or use React.use().

// Before: const cookieStore = cookies()
// After:
const cookieStore = await cookies()

Step 3: Review fetch caching

fetch() is no longer cached by default in 15. Add cache: 'force-cache' to re-enable, or use unstable_cache/revalidate patterns.

Step 4: Update next.config.js

Some config options renamed or deprecated. The codemod handles most changes. Check release notes for custom server setups.

Step 5: Test thoroughly

npm run build

✓ Build passes, data fetching behaves correctly in production mode