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+title: Version 8.2.0 of Search API Pantheon module released to address performance and Solr core schema issues
+published_date: "2024-11-14"
+categories: [drupal, action-required]
+---
+
+Version 8.2.0 of our Drupal module [Search API Pantheon](https://github.com/pantheon-systems/search_api_pantheon/) has been released to address [performance and schema issues with Solr cores](https://status.pantheon.io/incidents/rv8bw0v6rbjy).
+
+Update to `8.2.0` and check the behavior of your site in a Dev or Multidev environment prior to deploying to Test or Live environments.
+
+## Critical fix: Solr core reload functionality
+This release addresses a critical issue where Solr cores did not automatically reload after schema updates, leading to schema reversions, search index corruption, and potential site downtime.
+`8.2.0` implements automatic core reloading to maintain search index integrity.
+
+### Key improvements in 8.2.0
+* Automatic core reload after schema updates
+* Core reload functionality accessible through both UI and Drush commands
+* Enhanced error handling during schema updates
+
+### Updating Search API Pantheon via Composer
+Depending on the strictness of your Composer constraints you may get `8.2.0` just by running `composer update`. If you do not, you can specify the version with:
+
+``` shell
+composer require 'drupal/search_api_pantheon:^8.2'
+```
+
+### Schema updates
+After installing `8.2.0` of Search API Pantheon, please perform a schema update within a non-live environment via one of the following methods:
+
+* Admin dashboard: `/admin/config/search/search-api/server/pantheon_solr8/pantheon-admin/schema`
+* [Terminus and Drush](https://docs.pantheon.io/terminus/commands/remote-drush): `terminus drush <site>.<env> search-api-pantheon:postSchema`
+
+After performing the schema update in the non-live environment, check the search functionality to ensure it is working as expected. If it is, deploy the changes Test and Live environments and repeat the schema update there.
+
+Report any issues to [Pantheon Support](https://pantheon.io/support).