---
name: openshift-cli-update
title: Updating the CLI
description: Review the following sections to update the `ibmcloud` CLI and any plug-ins that you have installed.
last-updated: 2025-12-03
---

> ## Documentation Index
> The table of contents for this documentation set is at https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/openshift?format=markdown
> The index for all IBM Cloud docs is at: https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use these files to discover more information as needed.

# Updating the CLI
{: #cli-update}

Review the following sections to update the `ibmcloud` CLI and any plug-ins that you have installed.
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## Updating the IBM Cloud CLI
{: #update-ibmcloud-cli}

Use the latest version of the CLI. If you aren't using the latest version, run the following command to update your CLI:

```bash
ibmcloud update
```
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To determine your IBM Cloud CLI version, run the following command:
```bash
ibmcloud -v
```
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If you are running the current release, the following output is displayed:
```bash
Checking for updates...
No update required. Your CLI is already up-to-date.
```
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To get notified about new IBM Cloud CLI releases, subscribe to the [IBM Cloud CLI releases repository](https://github.com/IBM-Cloud/ibm-cloud-cli-release/releases/){: external}.



## Updating installed plug-ins
{: #cli-update-plugin}

Use the `plugin update` command to update the plug-ins that are installed in IBM Cloud CLI. The `plugin update` command returns the following information for each plug-in that is installed:

* The current plug-in version
* The latest plug-in version that is available

```bash
ibmcloud plugin update
```
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