Codex CLI update bug
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Apr 3, 2026 by HuYellow Closed Apr 3, 2026
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor)
responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.
What version of Codex CLI is running?
0.117.0
What subscription do you have?
compatible api
Which model were you using?
_No response_
What platform is your computer?
Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.19045.0 x64
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
Powershell
What issue are you seeing?
Codex CLI will still prompt for the previous version update even after choosing to update and restarting; restarting Codex again produces the same result.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
I’ve attached a screen recording demonstrating the issue. Please refer to the video for the detailed reproduction steps.
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/be48ebd4-779b-4794-b858-c48fb8eb4587
What is the expected behavior?
_No response_
Additional information
_No response_
3 Comments
Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.
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This occurs when you have multiple copies of the CLI installed on your system. You'll need to find and remove the second copy. Try
which codex.<img width="1380" height="192" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/90070bf0-2699-41c7-bc42-3af7fd4b7538" />
only one codex on my system