tldr/pages/common/uv-self.md

uv self

Manage the uv executable itself. More information: https://docs.astral.sh/uv/reference/cli/#uv-self.

• Update uv to the latest version:

uv self update

• Update uv to a specific version:

uv self update {{0.4.0}}

• Check for available uv updates without installing:

uv self update --dry-run

• Update uv with verbose output:

uv self update {{[-v|--verbose]}}

• Display the current uv version:

uv self version

• Display only the version number:

uv self version --short

• Display version information in JSON format:

uv self version --output-format json