Yarn: How to upgrade yarn version using terminal?

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How should yarn be upgraded to the latest version?

score 247 · Answer 1 · edited Feb 22 '21 at 10:11

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For macOS users, if you installed yarn via brew, you can upgrade it using the below command:

brew upgrade yarn

On Linux, just run the below command at the terminal:

$ curl --compressed -o- -L https://yarnpkg.com/install.sh | bash

On Windows, upgrade with Chocolatey

choco upgrade yarn

Credits: Added answers with the help of the below answers

edited Feb 22 '21 at 10:11

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answered May 22 '18 at 05:43

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tagged for Ubuntu, not MacOs. – Luciano Bargmann Aug 07 '19 at 17:31
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Google does not check the tag when routing users to this question. – shredding Oct 31 '19 at 12:07
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You can do it faster with: `(npm uninstall -g yarn && brew install yarn) || brew upgrade yarn` – user9869932 Feb 12 '20 at 19:32
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Note that installing `yarn` via `brew` also installs `node`. This may be undesired if, for instance, you are using `nvm` or `n`. – Jeff Fairley Jun 04 '20 at 22:59
@LucianoBargmann I have brew on my Linux install so it's not a bad answer for these few people who upgrade in this very way. – Alexis Wilke Dec 09 '20 at 16:50
Using `brew` was the only thing that worked for me on OS X – Anthony Nov 03 '21 at 16:04

score 184 · Answer 2 · edited Aug 21 '20 at 01:00

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npm install --global yarn
npm upgrade --global yarn

This should work.

edited Aug 21 '20 at 01:00

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answered Apr 06 '18 at 09:06

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> Note: Installation of Yarn via npm is generally not recommended. When installing Yarn with Node-based package managers, the package is not signed, and the only integrity check performed is a basic SHA1 hash, which is a security risk when installing system-wide apps. https://yarnpkg.com/lang/en/docs/install/#alternatives-stable – mnishiguchi Jun 27 '18 at 16:15
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I am pretty sure you can no longer install/upgrade yarn though `npm`, rather you need to do it throw `brew` on OSX at least. – Dragos Rizescu Sep 16 '18 at 12:36
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Since this question was specifically about Ubuntu 16.04, comments about OSX and `brew` are not really relevant. I just did upgrade yarn through `npm upgrade --global yarn` on Ubuntu 16.04 where I had installed yarn through npm earlier. So pretty sure, it is still possible, even though that's not the recommended way. My original reason for installing yarn through npm was that I'm using `nvm` to keep multiple versions of `node`. Installing yarn through `apt` would have installed a specific version of node globally. But I read this can be avoided through the parameter `--no-install-recommends`. – trollkotze Nov 11 '18 at 11:45
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@mnishiguchi the page you linked does not contain the quoted text. in fact, it contains the opposite statement: "It is recommended to install Yarn through the npm package manager" – naXa stands with Ukraine Nov 29 '21 at 12:12
Maybe things are different now in 2021 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ – mnishiguchi Nov 30 '21 at 13:07
I just checked Yarn website and I found this: It is recommended to install Yarn through the npm package manager, which comes bundled with Node.js when you install it on your system. Once you have npm installed you can run the following both to install and upgrade Yarn: `npm install --global yarn` ref: https://classic.yarnpkg.com/en/docs/install/#alternatives-stable – Ezequiel Guitler Jul 07 '23 at 12:06

score 126 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 21 '19 at 10:32

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Not remembering how i've installed yarn the command that worked for me was:

yarn policies set-version

This command updates the current yarn version to the latest stable.

From the documentation:

Note that this command also is the preferred way to upgrade Yarn - it will work no matter how you originally installed it, which might sometimes prove difficult to figure out otherwise.

Reference

answered Mar 21 '19 at 10:32

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Its also worth noting that this command creates `.yarn/` and `.yarnrc` – random-forest-cat May 21 '19 at 18:50
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It did not update Yarn globally, only in the current project. – Tonatio Nov 24 '19 at 20:31
This command didn't work for me, it return the error: ` error Couldn't find a package.json file in "/home/.."` – Eyong Kevin Enowanyo Jan 19 '20 at 04:35
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I guess it didn't work because I installed my `yarn` with `apt-get`. I think it is possible to know how you installed your package. For me, I do `npm list -g >filename.txt`, then I search the file for any package needed. For apt-get, I do `apt list --installed`, then I check the output for the package needed. – Eyong Kevin Enowanyo Jan 19 '20 at 04:50

Janderson Silva · Answer 4 · 2019-01-11T13:50:09.623

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On Linux, just run below command at terminal:

$ curl --compressed -o- -L https://yarnpkg.com/install.sh | bash

After do this, close the current terminal and open it again. And then, run below command to check yarn current version:

$ yarn --version

edited Jan 11 '19 at 13:50

answered Jan 11 '19 at 13:34

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Works on OSX as well – El'Magnifico Mar 09 '19 at 15:31
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Works on git bash but shows the same older version when you run `yarn --version` on command prompt. – Niraj Niroula Oct 14 '19 at 10:54
@NirajNiroula You will need to re-open the terminal in order to see any changes. – Marios Ath Feb 05 '21 at 17:04
I tried this and it didn't work regardless of whether I opened a new terminal. For me `npm install --global yarn` worked in Ubuntu – Wellspring Mar 30 '21 at 22:08

score 47 · Answer 5 · answered Dec 09 '19 at 17:25

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yarn policies set-version

will download the latest stable release

Referenced yarn docs https://yarnpkg.com/lang/en/docs/cli/policies/#toc-policies-set-version

answered Dec 09 '19 at 17:25

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Note that you can specify the version with this command too. e.g. `yarn policies set-version 1.21.0` – Edmund Lee Jan 09 '20 at 21:56
This command didn't work for me, it return the error `error Couldn't find a package.json file in "/home/.."` – Eyong Kevin Enowanyo Jan 19 '20 at 04:34
This is typically used for setting a policy for a shared team project, not for updating/upgrading a global installation – marchWest Jan 15 '22 at 00:45

score 39 · Answer 6 · edited Aug 21 '20 at 01:00

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For Windows users

I usually upgrade Yarn with Chocolatey.

choco upgrade yarn

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answered Dec 10 '18 at 17:09

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score 27 · Answer 7 · answered Oct 03 '21 at 08:14

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Works on all OS's

yarn set version latest
yarn set version from sources

Worked without the second line for me, but it is in the documentation for some reason.

Reference

answered Oct 03 '21 at 08:14

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Be careful. It works but broke `global add` for me. – Ariakas Jul 20 '22 at 08:16
the 2nd line produces error `error An unexpected error occurred: "Release not found: from".` – naXa stands with Ukraine Jan 12 '23 at 17:32
Only `yarn set version latest` should be used, the second command use unstable version from git https://yarnpkg.com/cli/set/version/from/sources – Chris' Mar 17 '23 at 09:39

score 23 · Answer 8 · answered Dec 26 '18 at 15:27

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npm install -g yarn - solved the issue when nothing happened running npm update --global yarn.

Alternative method to update yarn: curl --compressed -o- -L https://yarnpkg.com/install.sh | bash.

Mac users with homebrew can run brew upgrade yarn.

More details here and here.

answered Dec 26 '18 at 15:27

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If `npm update --global yarn` didn't work but `npm install -g yarn` did it's possible it wasn't installed by npm in the first place. – Jesse Proulx Feb 27 '20 at 02:11
thanks, it worked for me. upgraded to yarn 1.22.4 from yarn 1.19.1 – sajin tm Jun 14 '20 at 07:02
I had to remove Yarn from *Program Files (x86)* first before installing with `npm`. – Qwerty Jan 04 '22 at 18:37

random-forest-cat · Answer 9 · 2019-10-07T23:56:32.130

I had an outdated symlink that was preventing me from accessing the proper bin. I had also recently gone through a node upgrade which means a lot of my newer bins were available in a different folder with what i think was a lower priority

Here is what worked for me:

yarn -v 
> 1.15.2

which yarn
> /Users/lfender/.yarn/bin/yarn 

rm -rf /Users/lfender/.yarn/bin/yarn
npm uninstall --global yarn; npm install --global yarn

> + yarn@1.16.0
> added 1 package in 0.179s

which yarn
> /Users/lfender/.nvm/versions/node/v12.2.0/bin/yarn

yarn -v
> 1.16.0

If you are not using NVM, the location of your bin installs are likely to be unique to your system

From there, I've switched to doing yarn policies set-version as outlined here https://stackoverflow.com/a/55278430/1426788 to define my yarn version at the repo level

score 15 · Answer 10 · answered Sep 23 '21 at 16:37

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According to https://yarnpkg.com/getting-started/install#updating-to-the-latest-versions

yarn set version <version>

For example to upgrade yarn v1.22.4 to v1.22.10:

yarn set version 1.22.10

answered Sep 23 '21 at 16:37

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Or latest: `yarn set version stable` – Mosh Feu Feb 06 '22 at 10:11

score 9 · Answer 11 · edited Dec 02 '19 at 12:00

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I updated yarn on my Ubuntu by running the following command from my terminal

curl --compressed -o- -L https://yarnpkg.com/install.sh | bash

source:https://yarnpkg.com/lang/en/docs/cli/self-update

edited Dec 02 '19 at 12:00

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Thank you Merabi. The source is really useful. – Roshimon Dec 03 '19 at 08:11

score 7 · Answer 12 · edited Apr 04 '19 at 11:09

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Add Yarn Package Directory:

curl -sS https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | sudo apt-key add - echo "deb https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/ stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list

Install Yarn:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install yarn

Please note that the last command will upgrade yarn to latest version if package already installed.

For more info you can check the docs: yarn installation

edited Apr 04 '19 at 11:09

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answered Aug 13 '18 at 12:19

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This solution worked for me on Windows 10 ubuntu WSL terminal with zsh. – segu Jan 24 '19 at 08:08
This solution works if you had installed `yarn` with `apt-get`. It worked for me on `Ubuntu 16.04` – Eyong Kevin Enowanyo Jan 19 '20 at 04:54

score 4 · Answer 13 · answered Sep 29 '20 at 09:12

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If you already have yarn 1.x and you want to upgrade to yarn 2. You need to do something a bit different:

yarn set version berry

Where berry is the code name for yarn version 2. See this migration guide here for more info.

answered Sep 29 '20 at 09:12

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score 2 · Answer 14 · answered Oct 31 '22 at 09:39

I tried at first

yarn policies set-version

Then it directed me to run

yarn set version stable

You should implement them in order, the first command will download your current yarn version and update .yarnrc after that running the second command will upgrade yarn successfully to the latest stable version

score 1 · Answer 15 · answered Jul 03 '20 at 14:33

I tried all of the above solutions in Jenkins pipeline which needs the latest yarn. Finally, this worked for me.

Run yarn policies set-version in the git repo
This will generate .yarn/releases/yarn-X.X.X.js file and .yarnrc file. Push both of these files in the Git repo.
Now build and all the yarn commands will use the yarn-X.X.X version.

Note: This is helpful when you don't have root access to npm install -g yarn.

score 1 · Answer 16 · edited Jan 31 '22 at 14:35

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npm i -g yarn

This should update your yarn version. Check version with yarn -v or yarn --version.

edited Jan 31 '22 at 14:35

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answered Jan 30 '22 at 11:47

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yarn -v will be effective at new terminal tab – Aditya Rewari Jun 08 '22 at 12:45

score 1 · Answer 17 · answered Sep 08 '22 at 00:16

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yarn policies set-version --rc

As per the yarn documentation to update yarn to latest version we should run the above command. Check version with yarn -v or yarn --version.

Ref : https://classic.yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/policies/#toc-policies-set-version

answered Sep 08 '22 at 00:16

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score 0 · Answer 18 · answered Sep 21 '20 at 11:46

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yarn policies set-version

Use the above command in powershell to upgrade your current yarn version to Latest.It will download the latest yarn release

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score 0 · Answer 19 · answered Mar 23 '21 at 04:59

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yarn policies set-version

this upgraded my yarn version from 1.22.5 to 1.22.10

answered Mar 23 '21 at 04:59

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score 0 · Answer 20 · answered Apr 19 '21 at 06:04

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If You want to upgrade your yarn version from 1.22.5 to 1.22.10

yarn policies set-version

answered Apr 19 '21 at 06:04

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score 0 · Answer 21 · answered Sep 17 '21 at 16:45

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This work for me to change yarn version 0.32 git to 1.22.5

https://www.codegrepper.com/code-examples/shell/yarn+0.32+git+ubuntu

answered Sep 17 '21 at 16:45

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Although the format needs improvements, this answer is the only one worked for me. – user810992 Mar 08 '23 at 20:30

score 0 · Answer 22 · answered Sep 07 '22 at 09:59

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To upgrade to latest version of yarn, run the below command on your terminal.

"yarn set version latest -g"

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score 0 · Answer 23 · answered Apr 15 '23 at 16:09

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Assuming you're on yarn version 2 and above. Then you can run yarn set version stable to upgrade to the latest stable version.

You can read more at the docs

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score -9 · Answer 24 · answered May 16 '19 at 07:59

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Since you already have yarn installed and only want to upgrade/update. you can simply use

yarn self-update

Find ref here https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/self-update

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This is not a solution. If you checked the page, it says "Note: self-update is not available. See policies for enforcing versions within a project" – Emobe May 18 '19 at 13:30
why would they even have the page? that's confusing. – Julix Dec 13 '19 at 00:43
Why is this even a page. And it is a Google ranking page too. Ughh.. – GN. May 12 '20 at 21:39

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