How to update Ollama on Windows — latest version guide

Check your current version

Check the latest release at github.com/ollama/ollama/releases. If your version is older, follow the steps below.

Update Ollama on Windows

• 1

  Quit Ollama from the system tray

  Right-click the Ollama icon in the system tray → Quit Ollama. The installer cannot replace files that are in use by a running service.

• 2

  Download the latest OllamaSetup.exe

  Get the new installer from the download page or directly from ollama.com/download/windows.

• 3

  Run the installer over the existing install

  Double-click the new OllamaSetup.exe and follow the wizard. It installs to the same location as the previous version. Your downloaded models, settings and history are preserved.

• 4

  Verify the new version

  cmd.exe — new window

  C:\> ollama --version

  ollama version 0.6.5

  Open a new terminal after updating. Old terminal windows may still show the cached version string.

Update your models after upgrading Ollama

Updating Ollama does not automatically update your downloaded models. To get the latest version of a model:

You only need to re-pull a model if a new version was released. Model versions are tied to their tag (e.g. llama3:latest) — re-pulling latest always gets the newest available weights.

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