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title: "Breaking: #79109 - Lowlevel VersionsCommand parameters changed"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:breaking-79109"
source: "Changelog/8.6/Breaking-79109-LowlevelVersionsCommandParametersChanged.rst"
modified: "2026-09-15T10:46:36+00:00"
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# Breaking: #79109 - Lowlevel VersionsCommand parameters changed

See [forge#79109](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/79109)

## Description

The existing CLI command within EXT:lowlevel for showing and cleaning up versions (from EXT:version / EXT:workspaces)
has been migrated to a Symfony Console command.

The command previously available via `./typo3/cli_dispatch.phpsh lowlevel_cleaner versions` is now available
via `./typo3/sysext/core/bin/typo3 cleanup:versions` and allows the following CLI options to be set:

The following options can be set:

-   `--action={nameofaction}` to clean up versioned records, one of the following actions are possible:

    -   "versions_in_live": Delete versioned records in the live workspace
    -   "published_versions": Delete versions of published records
    -   "invalid_workspace": Move records inside a non-existing workspace ID into the live workspace
    -   "unused_placeholders": Remove placeholders which are not used anymore from the database
-   `-v` and `-vv` to show more detailed information on the records affected
-   `--pid=23` or `-p=23` to only find versions with page ID 23 (otherwise "0" is taken)
-   `--depth=4` or `-d=4` to only clean recursively until a certain page tree level.
-   `--dry-run` to only show the records to be changed / deleted

The PHP class of the old CLI command `\TYPO3\CMS\Lowlevel\VersionsCommand` has been removed.

## Impact

Calling the old CLI command `./typo3/cli_dispatch.phpsh lowlevel_cleaner versions` will result in an error message.

## Affected Installations

Any TYPO3 instances using the lowlevel cleaner for finding and cleaning up versioned records.

## Migration

Update the CLI call on your servers to the new command line and available options as shown above.