Updating Tailscale

Our team regularly releases connectivity fixes and improvements for our client apps. We recommend always being on the latest version of Tailscale.

Here’s how to upgrade on different platforms:

Windows

Upgrade Tailscale by downloading our Windows installer (v1.38.1) and running it. This will update your existing installation to the latest version.

macOS

Tailscale for macOS is available in multiple ways. We recommend using the Mac App Store for a new macOS installation, and updating from the Mac App Store’s Updates page for any updates.

Some users have reported issues updating from the Mac App Store. If you encounter this, close Tailscale from the menu bar and try updating again. We’re working on a fix.

iOS

Tailscale for iOS is only available via the App Store, and will auto-update by default. If you need to manually update, you can do so from the App Store updates page.

Some users have reported issues updating from the App Store. If you encounter this, close the Tailscale app. Then navigate to Settings > VPN, disconnect, and try updating again. We’re working on a fix.

Android

Tailscale for Android is only available via the Play Store and will auto-update by default. If you need to manually update, you can do so from the Play Store updates page.

Linux

Tailscale can be upgraded on supported Linux distros by using the upgrade command from the package manager used to install Tailscale. Here’s a reference for common distros.

For all Ubuntu and Debian versions, upgrade using apt-get:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install tailscale

For CentOS 7 and Amazon Linux 2, upgrade using yum:

sudo yum update tailscale

For openSUSE Leap 15.1, 15.2, and openSUSE Tumbleweed, upgrade using zypper:

sudo zypper update tailscale

For CentOS 8, CentOS Stream 9, RHEL 8, and Fedora, upgrade using dnf:

sudo dnf update tailscale

Alternatively, if you are using Tailscale v1.36 or later, you can update Windows clients and some distros of Linux clients by running the Tailscale CLI command tailscale update.