Feature: allow choosing stable releases vs prereleases for update checks

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Feb 21, 2026 by mihneaptu Closed Feb 21, 2026

Summary

Please add a user-configurable update channel for Codex CLI:

  • stable (default): check and install only stable releases
  • prerelease: allow prereleases (alpha/beta/rc) for both checking and installing

Why

Right now users who want early fixes/features need prerelease support, while others want stable-only behavior.

Expected behavior

  • A config setting in config.toml to choose channel.
  • The channel affects both:
  1. version discovery / prompting (update checks)
  2. the actual install command when user selects update
  • Default remains stable.

Context

Separate from this PR (Windows updater command execution reliability):

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