Upgrade gh.exe -- the github CLI

One ghastly day you'll see a message like this:

A new release of gh is available: 2.21.1 → 2.27.0
https://github.com/cli/cli/releases/tag/v2.27.0

How do you upgrade?

Upgrade on Windows

For Winget:

winget upgrade --id GitHub.cli

For Scoop:

scoop update gh

For Chocolatey:

choco upgrade gh

You don't need to run the command from an elevated prompt.

See also

• Github cli -- more about the github CLI including these contents:

  • Install with winget
  • Upgrade with winget
  • Once only: Authorize the app
  • General usage
  • Core Commands
  • Additional Commands
  • Create new repo
  • Gather a list of all my issues
    • First write a list of all my repos into a single file
    • Use that list to get my full list of issues
  • External references
  • See also

• Getting Started with Winget -- very useful if WinGet is your thing.