upgrade

Self-update the Sentry CLI to the latest or a specific version.

Usage

sentry upgrade              # Update to latest version
sentry upgrade 0.5.0        # Update to specific version
sentry upgrade --check      # Check for updates without installing
sentry upgrade --method npm # Force using npm to upgrade

Alias: sentry update

Options

Option	Description
<version>	Target version to install (defaults to latest)
--check	Check for updates without installing
--method <method>	Force installation method: curl, npm, pnpm, bun, yarn

Installation Detection

The CLI auto-detects how it was installed and uses the same method to upgrade:

Method	Detection
curl	Binary located in ~/.sentry/bin (installed via cli.sentry.dev)
npm	Globally installed via npm install -g sentry
pnpm	Globally installed via pnpm add -g sentry
bun	Globally installed via bun install -g sentry
yarn	Globally installed via yarn global add sentry

Examples

Check for updates

sentry upgrade --check

Installation method: curl
Current version: 0.4.0
Latest version: 0.5.0

Run 'sentry upgrade' to update.

Upgrade to latest

sentry upgrade

Installation method: curl
Current version: 0.4.0
Latest version: 0.5.0

Upgrading to 0.5.0...

Successfully upgraded to 0.5.0.

Upgrade to specific version

sentry upgrade 0.5.0

Force installation method

If auto-detection fails or you want to switch installation methods:

sentry upgrade --method npm