Update loop

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Feb 18, 2026 by Jozko25 Closed Feb 18, 2026

What version of Codex CLI is running?

codex-cli 0.97.0

What subscription do you have?

API Based

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.2-codex

What platform is your computer?

Darwin 25.2.0 arm64 arm

What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?

zsh

What issue are you seeing?

I am unable to update codex - when i run npm install -g @openai/codex - i get changed 2 packages in 343ms and when i open it again, the version is still the same.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

@Jans-MacBook-Pro ~ % codex --version
codex-cli 0.97.0
@Jans-MacBook-Pro ~ % codex

Updating Codex via npm install -g @openai/codex...

changed 2 packages in 346ms

🎉 Update ran successfully! Please restart Codex.
@Jans-MacBook-Pro ~ % codex --version
codex-cli 0.97.0
@Jans-MacBook-Pro ~ % - when i run it again getting this codex-cli 0.97.0
janharmady@Jans-MacBook-Pro ~ % codex

✨ Update available! 0.97.0 -> 0.104.0

Release notes: https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/latest

› 1. Update now (runs npm install -g @openai/codex)

  1. Skip
  2. Skip until next version

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What is the expected behavior?

it's expected to update

Additional information

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