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CLI update refusals for installs predating gateway runtime or diverging

Cluster 140729 · hermes cli. Data as of 2026-10-27 11:58 UTC

1 open item. Fix merged in #141839 on 22 Oct 2026. Check it covers your case.

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Members concern the hermes CLI update flow: holding channel/stable installs whose release predates the gateway runtime, labeling divergent-line releases as rollbacks rather than updates, and a bug report of 'Refusing to move this install' during update. Titles suggest related update-guard behavior, but the details and outcomes are not stated.

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Open PRs1

PR#140778fix(update): hold a stable-channel install whose release predates the gateway runtime (GW-19)

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#141839 Stable installs on the gateway runtime are held at their build, not offered or refused v0.22.2 (#140729, #139099; salvage #140215 #140778)

merged to main

files: apps/desktop/src/components/update-status.test.tsx, apps/desktop/src/components/update-status.tsx, apps/desktop/src/global.d.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar_update_channel.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/de_update_channel.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/en_update_channel.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/es_update_channel.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/fr_update_channel.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja_update_channel.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/ru_update_channel.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/types_update_channel.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant_update_channel.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh_update_channel.ts, apps/desktop/src/store/updates-backend-check.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/store/updates.ts, apps/desktop/src/types/hermes.ts, hermes_cli/source_check.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd_check.py, hermes_cli/update_downgrade_guard.py (+6 more)

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1 · superseded by another PR 1

#140741 fix(cli): hold a channel install whose release predates the gateway runtime · merged via another change → #140778, #140729
#140742 fix(cli): name a divergent-line release a rollback, not an update · superseded by another PR → #140215, #140729, #139099, #140762

Closed issues · 1

Closed#140729[Bug]: hermes update fails with Refusing to move this install

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Subsystem: hermes cli
Merged PRs: #141839
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 2 PRs closed without merging
Fix link checked: 22 Oct 2026

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