---
title: "nuxt upgrade"
description: The upgrade command upgrades Nuxt to the latest version.
links:
  - label: Source
    icon: i-simple-icons-github
    to: https://github.com/nuxt/cli/blob/main/packages/nuxi/src/commands/upgrade.ts
    size: xs
---

<!--upgrade-cmd-->
```bash [Terminal]
npx nuxt upgrade [ROOTDIR] [--cwd=<directory>] [--logLevel=<silent|info|verbose>] [--dedupe] [-f, --force] [-ch, --channel=<stable|nightly|v3|v4|v4-nightly|v3-nightly>]
```
<!--/upgrade-cmd-->

The `upgrade` command upgrades Nuxt to the latest version.

## Arguments

<!--upgrade-args-->
| Argument      | Description                                    |
|---------------|------------------------------------------------|
| `ROOTDIR="."` | Specifies the working directory (default: `.`) |
<!--/upgrade-args-->

## Options

<!--upgrade-opts-->
| Option                                                             | Default  | Description                                                                      |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `--cwd=<directory>`                                                |          | Specify the working directory, this takes precedence over ROOTDIR (default: `.`) |
| `--logLevel=<silent\|info\|verbose>`                               |          | Specify build-time log level                                                     |
| `--dedupe`                                                         |          | Dedupe dependencies after upgrading                                              |
| `-f, --force`                                                      |          | Force upgrade to recreate lockfile and node_modules                              |
| `-ch, --channel=<stable\|nightly\|v3\|v4\|v4-nightly\|v3-nightly>` | `stable` | Specify a channel to install from (default: stable)                              |
<!--/upgrade-opts-->