Python 3.14 update breaking apk upgrade

March 28, 20261 min. read

With the merge of Python 3.14 into Alpine's repos, all Python packages have to be rebuilt for this new version. During this rebuild, it is not recommended to upgrade the system as any py3-* package that is not rebuilt will be uninstalled from the system, usually causing breakages.

Please remain patient as this long but necessary process is completed. We will update this post when the issue is resolved. You can also follow and/or help out Alpine with packages failing to build to get this resolved faster.

If you have already updated, you can reach out to us in our Matrix or IRC rooms and we will try our best to help you.