---
title: "Manual Upgrades | K3s"
description: "!https://docs.k3s.io/upgrades/manual"
date: 2024-04-19
published: true
tags:
  - containers
  - k3s
  - kubernetes
  - thought
template: link
---


<div class="embed-card embed-card-external">
  <a href="https://docs.k3s.io/upgrades/manual" class="embed-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
    <div class="embed-card-content">
      <div class="embed-card-title">Manual Upgrades | K3s</div>
      <div class="embed-card-description">You can upgrade K3s by using the installation script, or by manually installing the binary of the desired version.</div>
      <div class="embed-card-meta">docs.k3s.io</div>
    </div>
  </a>
</div>


You can give k3s an install channel to install `stable`,  `latest`, or specific versions like `1.26`.  This is handy to make sure that you install the same version on all of your workers.

``` bash
curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io | INSTALL_K3S_CHANNEL=latest <EXISTING_K3S_ENV> sh -s - <EXISTING_K3S_ARGS>
```