---
title: "plugin upgrade"
description: "the plugin upgrade command description and usage"
keywords: "plugin, upgrade"
---

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# plugin upgrade

```markdown
Usage:  docker plugin upgrade [OPTIONS] PLUGIN [REMOTE]

Upgrade a plugin

Options:
      --disable-content-trust   Skip image verification (default true)
      --grant-all-permissions   Grant all permissions necessary to run the plugin
      --help                    Print usage
      --skip-remote-check       Do not check if specified remote plugin matches existing plugin image
```

Upgrades an existing plugin to the specified remote plugin image. If no remote
is specified, Docker will re-pull the current image and use the updated version.
All existing references to the plugin will continue to work.
The plugin must be disabled before running the upgrade.

The following example installs `vieus/sshfs` plugin, uses it to create and use
a volume, then upgrades the plugin.

```bash
$ docker plugin install vieux/sshfs DEBUG=1

Plugin "vieux/sshfs:next" is requesting the following privileges:
 - network: [host]
 - device: [/dev/fuse]
 - capabilities: [CAP_SYS_ADMIN]
Do you grant the above permissions? [y/N] y
vieux/sshfs:next

$ docker volume create -d vieux/sshfs:next -o sshcmd=root@1.2.3.4:/tmp/shared -o password=XXX sshvolume
sshvolume
$ docker run -it -v sshvolume:/data alpine sh -c "touch /data/hello"
$ docker plugin disable -f vieux/sshfs:next
viex/sshfs:next

# Here docker volume ls doesn't show 'sshfsvolume', since the plugin is disabled
$ docker volume ls
DRIVER              VOLUME NAME

$ docker plugin upgrade vieux/sshfs:next vieux/sshfs:next
Plugin "vieux/sshfs:next" is requesting the following privileges:
 - network: [host]
 - device: [/dev/fuse]
 - capabilities: [CAP_SYS_ADMIN]
Do you grant the above permissions? [y/N] y
Upgrade plugin vieux/sshfs:next to vieux/sshfs:next
$ docker plugin enable vieux/sshfs:next
viex/sshfs:next
$ docker volume ls
DRIVER              VOLUME NAME
viuex/sshfs:next    sshvolume
$ docker run -it -v sshvolume:/data alpine sh -c "ls /data"
hello
```

## Related information

* [plugin create](plugin_create.md)
* [plugin disable](plugin_disable.md)
* [plugin enable](plugin_enable.md)
* [plugin inspect](plugin_inspect.md)
* [plugin install](plugin_install.md)
* [plugin ls](plugin_ls.md)
* [plugin push](plugin_push.md)
* [plugin rm](plugin_rm.md)
* [plugin set](plugin_set.md)