Codex CLI version bug
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Apr 23, 2026 by leon37 Closed Apr 23, 2026
What issue are you seeing?
After installing the latest Codex CLI from npm, the installed package version is 0.123.0, but codex --version reports codex-cli 0.114.0.
What variant of Codex are you using?
Codex CLI
What operating system are you using?
Ubuntu/Linux
Steps to reproduce
- Install or upgrade Codex CLI:
npm i -g @openai/codex@latest
- Check installed package version:
npm ls -g @openai/codex --depth=0
- Check package.json version:
node -p "require('/home/litao/.nvm/versions/node/v20.20.0/lib/node_modules/@openai/codex/package.json').version"
- Check CLI version output:
codex --version
Expected behavior
codex --version should report 0.123.0.
Actual behavior
codex --version reports:codex-cli 0.114.0
Additional information
Output:
$ npm ls -g @openai/codex --depth=0
/home/litao/.nvm/versions/node/v20.20.0/lib
└── @openai/codex@0.123.0
$ node -p "require('/home/litao/.nvm/versions/node/v20.20.0/lib/node_modules/@openai/codex/package.json').version"
0.123.0
$ codex --version
codex-cli 0.114.0This issue has 3 comments on GitHub. Read the full discussion on GitHub ↗