# QGroundControl latest ver and the most stable ver for the ROV?

**URL:** <https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/qgroundcontrol-latest-ver-and-the-most-stable-ver-for-the-rov/16553>\
**Category:** QGroundControl\
**Tags:** ardusub\
**Created:** [April 6, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/qgroundcontrol-latest-ver-and-the-most-stable-ver-for-the-rov/16553 "2024-04-06T16:58:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![bajaMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@bajaMike](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/bajaMike)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/qgroundcontrol-latest-ver-and-the-most-stable-ver-for-the-rov/16553/1 "2024-04-06T16:58:00Z")

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It appears that the latest version of QGC is 4.3 from the Mavlink website but when I start up my ROV I get the message “Vehicle is not running latest stable firmware! Running 4.1.0, latest is 4.1.2.”  
After I acknowledge this, QGC boots up but the joystick is not enabled. And the version running says 4.2.8. I downloaded the “latest” version from the BR website, but now have no joystick!  
Whats going on? Why am I getting these notifications when I am apparently running 4.2.8??

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**Author:** ![bajaMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@bajaMike](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/bajaMike)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2024, 3:19am UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/qgroundcontrol-latest-ver-and-the-most-stable-ver-for-the-rov/16553/2 "2024-04-07T03:19:43Z")

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Turns out the connection on the joystick was loose, so solved that but the other issue remains.

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**Author:** ![EliotBR](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/eliotbr/32/6937_2.png) [@EliotBR](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/EliotBR)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2024, 12:43pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/qgroundcontrol-latest-ver-and-the-most-stable-ver-for-the-rov/16553/3 "2024-04-08T12:43:50Z")

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Hi @bajaMike,

> [@bajaMike](#):
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> Turns out the connection on the joystick was loose, so solved that but the other issue remains.

Glad you managed to resolve your joystick issue 🙂

> [@bajaMike](#):
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> I downloaded the “latest” version from the BR website, … Why am I getting these notifications when I am apparently running 4.2.8??

Our latest recommended QGroundControl version is based on what we’ve tested with and validated, but internally QGroundControl just checks for [the latest stable release](https://github.com/mavlink/qgroundcontrol/releases) (which as you mentioned is currently 4.3). As we are not the primary maintainers of QGC there’s no requirement for us to have validated new versions for our use-cases before they get released.

> [@bajaMike](#):
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> “Vehicle is not running latest stable firmware! Running 4.1.0, latest is 4.1.2.”

This message is about your ArduSub (autopilot firmware) version - not your QGroundControl (control station software) version.

You should be able to update to the latest stable firmware (currently 4.1.2) via the BlueOS [Autopilot firmware page](https://blueos.cloud/docs/blueos/1.1/advanced-usage/#autopilot-firmware) 🙂