PyCharm
 
2021.3
Shortcuts: Windows
Get PyCharm
You are viewing the documentation for an earlier version of PyCharm.
  1. Reference
  2. Settings/Preferences
  3. Appearance & Behavior
  4. System Settings
  5. Updates

Updates

Last modified: 12 April 2022

File | Settings | Appearance and Behavior | System Settings | Updates for Windows and Linux

PyCharm | Preferences | Appearance and Behavior | System Settings | Updates for macOS

Ctrl+Alt+S the Settings/Preferences icon

tip

Learn more about the Early Access Program, or EAP, from http://eap.jetbrains.com/.

This page contains information about the current PyCharm version and availability of a newer version. You can also configure how you want to update PyCharm if it is a standalone instance.

Automatically check updates for

Select whether you want PyCharm to check for updates automatically and choose an update channel.

  • Early Access Program: Provides all updates, including weekly EAP releases. This channel is not recommended for production development.

  • Beta Releases or Public Previews: Includes stable releases, release candidates, and beta releases. Some updates in this channel may contain minor bugs and feature previews.

  • Stable Releases: Includes only stable releases that are recommended for production.

note

The list of update channels is only available for stable versions. EAP versions always use the Early Access Program channel.

Check Now

Check for updates immediately.

tip

Alternatively, you can select Help | Check for Updates (for Windows or *NIX) or PyCharm | Check for Updates (for macOS) from the main menu.

View/edit ignored updates

Show the list of updates that were ignored. These updates will not be suggested until you remove them from the list of ignored updates.

See also

Procedures