search_index() {
- local -r index_version=1
+ local -r index_version=2
local -r index_version_file=${DATA_DIR}/.index_version
if [[ (! -f "${index_version_file}") || $(<"${index_version_file}") != "$index_version" ]]; then
## paperless-ngx 1.12.1
+_Note: Version 1.12.x introduced searching of comments which will work for comments added after the upgrade but a reindex of the search index is required in order to be able to search
+older comments. The Docker image will automatically perform this reindex, bare metal installations will have to perform this manually, see [the docs](https://docs.paperless-ngx.com/administration/#index)._
+
### Bug Fixes
- Fix: comments not showing in search until after manual reindex in v1.12 [@shamoon](https://github.com/shamoon) ([#2513](https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/pull/2513))