# please update<no value>

Updates please itself to the latest release, in place.

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```bash
please update
```

## Requirements

Only works if please was installed via the shell or PowerShell installer, or the `.msi`, see [Installation](../../getting-started/installation). Those leave behind a record of how they installed it that please update reads to find and replace the running binary.

{{< callout type="info" >}}
  Installed a different way? please update tells you what to do instead of failing mysteriously: `cargo install --path .` builds have no such record to read, rebuild from source instead. Homebrew installs are managed by brew, not please, run `brew upgrade please` instead.
{{< /callout >}}