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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"@github/copilot@prerelease installs, but copilot --version and copilot update still report 1.0.11","articleBody":"Title: @github/copilot@prerelease installs, but copilot --version and copilot update still report 1.0.11\n\nBody:\n\nI’m seeing a mismatch between the prerelease npm tag and the installed CLI version on Windows.\n\nSteps I took\nRemoved the winget package:\nwinget uninstall GitHub.Copilot.Prerelease\nInstalled npm prerelease:\nnpm install -g @github/copilot@prerelease --force\nVerified installed package:\nnpm list -g --depth=0 @github/copilot\nVerified the CLI:\ncopilot --version\ncopilot update\nRemoved the VS Code Copilot CLI shim so it would not shadow the npm binary.\nActual results\nInstalled npm package: @github/copilot@1.0.12-2\ncopilot --version returns: GitHub Copilot CLI 1.0.11\ncopilot update returns:\nNo update needed, current version is 1.0.11, fetched latest release is v1.0.11\nExpected results\nInstalling @github/copilot@prerelease should produce a CLI that reports the prerelease version, or copilot update should target the prerelease channel.\nEnvironment\nWindows\nPowerShell\nnpm prerelease tag:\nlatest: 1.0.11\nprerelease: 1.0.12-2\nNotes\nI confirmed this is not a PATH/shim issue:\n\nwinget package was removed\nVS Code Copilot CLI shim was removed\nthe npm binary is the one being executed\nthe CLI still reports 1.0.11\n\n\nMade bug Copilot :)","author":{"url":"https://github.com/japperJ","@type":"Person","name":"japperJ"},"datePublished":"2026-03-26T20:15:48.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":0},"url":"https://github.com/2327/copilot-cli/issues/2327"}