Upgrade the Astra CLI

Keep the Astra CLI up to date to access new features, improvements, and security updates.

If you used a package manager to install the Astra CLI, such as Homebrew, then you must use the same package manager to upgrade the Astra CLI.

macOS and Linux
Windows
Homebrew

Run the astra upgrade command to upgrade to the latest version of the Astra CLI:
```
astra upgrade
```
Optional: Upgrade to a specific version of the Astra CLI:
```
astra upgrade --version VERSION
```
You can also use this command to downgrade to a previous version.
Check the Astra CLI version to verify that the upgrade was successful:
```
astra --version
```
The response returns your Astra CLI version.

Run the astra upgrade command to upgrade to the latest version of the Astra CLI:
```
astra upgrade
```
Optional: Upgrade to a specific version of the Astra CLI:
```
astra upgrade --version VERSION
```
You can also use this command to downgrade to a previous version.
Check the Astra CLI version to verify that the upgrade was successful:
```
astra --version
```
The response returns your Astra CLI version.

Run the following command to upgrade to the latest version of the Astra CLI:
```
brew upgrade datastax/astra-cli/astra
```
Check the Astra CLI version to verify that the upgrade was successful:
```
astra --version
```
The response returns your Astra CLI version.

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