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# nuxt upgrade

> The upgrade command upgrades Nuxt to the latest version.

```bash theme={null}
npx nuxt upgrade [ROOTDIR] [--cwd=<directory>] [--logLevel=<silent|info|verbose>] [--dedupe] [-f, --force] [-ch, --channel=<stable|nightly|v3|v4|v4-nightly|v3-nightly>]
```

The `upgrade` command upgrades Nuxt to the latest version.

## Arguments

| Argument      | Description                                    |
| ------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| `ROOTDIR="."` | Specifies the working directory (default: `.`) |

## Options

| Option                                                             | Default  | Description                                                                      |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `--cwd=<directory>`                                                |          | Specify the working directory, this takes precedence over ROOTDIR (default: `.`) |
| `--logLevel=<silent\|info\|verbose>`                               |          | Specify build-time log level                                                     |
| `--dedupe`                                                         |          | Dedupe dependencies after upgrading                                              |
| `-f, --force`                                                      |          | Force upgrade to recreate lockfile and node\_modules                             |
| `-ch, --channel=<stable\|nightly\|v3\|v4\|v4-nightly\|v3-nightly>` | `stable` | Specify a channel to install from (default: stable)                              |