# Upgrade individual SDKs

Flashing the prebuilt robotics image (see [Download the prebuilt packages](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70030-265/topic/quick_start.html#dl-prebuilt)) installs the function SDKs that work best with the QIR SDK. However, if your program requires a specific version of the SDK, you can upgrade the following function SDKs to the target version using the following methods.

- [Upgrade the Qualcomm IM SDK](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70030-265/topic/upgrade_individual_sdk.html#upgrade-qimp-sdk)
- [Upgrade other SDKs](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70030-265/topic/upgrade_individual_sdk.html#upgrade-other-sdk)

Warning

Only the following versions of the function SDKs have passed validation with QIR SDK GA 1.9 and provide stable performance.

- Qualcomm® Intelligent Multimedia SDK: [qcom-6.6.136-QLI.1.9-Ver.1.1_qim-product-sdk-2.4.1](https://github.com/qualcomm-linux/meta-qcom-qim-product-sdk/tags).
- Qualcomm® Neural Processing SDK: [2.43.0.260128](https://apigwx-aws.qualcomm.com/qsc/public/v1/api/download/software/sdks/Qualcomm_AI_Runtime_Community/All/2.43.0.260128/v2.43.0.260128.zip).

## Upgrade the Qualcomm IM SDK

Note

Complete the steps in [Build with GitHub workflow](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70030-265/topic/github_workflow.html#section-github-workflow) to synchronize the Yocto project first.

1. Find the `<release tag names>` of the `meta-qcom-qim-product-sdk` layer at  [meta-qcom-qim-product-sdk](https://github.com/quic-yocto/meta-qcom-qim-product-sdk/tags).
2. Configure and synchronize the Yocto project according to the [Build with GitHub workflow](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70030-265/topic/github_workflow.html#section-github-workflow) or [Build with Docker](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70030-265/topic/docker_workflow.html#section-docker-workflow).
If you use the Docker workflow, complete the docker image build first and then enter the container to continue the following steps.
3. Go to the `meta-qcom-qim-product-sdk` directory.

cd <workspace>/layers/meta-qcom-qim-product-sdk
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4. Upgrade to the specified release tag.

git remote update
        git checkout -b <Release Tag Name>
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5. Recompile the QIR SDK by following the steps in [Build with GitHub workflow](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70030-265/topic/github_workflow.html#section-github-workflow) or [Build with Docker](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70030-265/topic/docker_workflow.html#section-docker-workflow).

## Upgrade other SDKs

To upgrade Qualcomm Neural Processing SDK and Qualcomm AI Engine Direct SDK, see [Qualcomm Intelligent Multimedia SDK quickstart: Update a standalone SDK for platform compatibility](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70030-51/topic/upgrade-individual-sdks.html).

Last Published: Jul 23, 2026

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