# Find and Update Your chainctl Release Version

URL: https://edu.chainguard.dev/chainguard/chainctl-usage/chainctl-version-update.md
Last Modified: July 23, 2025
Tags: chainctl

Learn how to check your chainctl version and update to the latest release for enhanced security features and improved container management capabilities

Chainguard regularly releases updates to chainctl with new security features, performance improvements, and expanded capabilities for container management. This guide explains how to check your current version and update to the latest release.
For a full reference of all commands with details and switches, see chainctl Reference.
View your chainctl version To see which chainctl version you have installed, use:
chainctl versionThis command tells you more than just a release number.
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chainctl updateThis will present the following:
Current version v0.2.66 Latest version 0.2.73 Download URL https://dl.enforce.dev/chainctl/latest/chainctl_linux_x86_64 chainctl filepath /usr/local/bin/chainctl Cache /root/.cache/chainctl Operating System linux Architecture x86_64 Do you want to continue? [Y,n]: Enter Y to proceed and the upgrade will continue and confirm like this:
✔ Download complete! Backing up current chainctl (/usr/local/bin/chainctl) Updating chainctl... Update complete! ⛓ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ____ _ _ _ ___ _ _ ____ _____ _ / ___| | | | | / \ |_ _| | \ | | / ___| |_ _| | | | | | |_| | / _ \ | | | \| | | | | | | | | |___ | _ | / ___ \ | | | |\ | | |___ | | | |___ \____| |_| |_| /_/ \_\ |___| |_| \_| \____| |_| |_____| chainctl: Chainguard Control GitVersion: v0.2.73 GitCommit: bd6a3e9901c85801697599d72e2646a862570cde GitTreeState: clean BuildDate: 2025-04-22T17:27:55Z GoVersion: go1.24.2 Compiler: gc Platform: linux/amd64 Temporary files may need to be removed manually: rm -f /root/.cache/chainctl/chainctl.bak