# How to update from biobakery\_workflows v3.0.0-alpha.4 to v3.0.0-alpha.7?

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**Category:** bioBakery workflows\
**Created:** [September 11, 2021, 2:10am UTC](https://forum.biobakery.org/t/how-to-update-from-biobakery-workflows-v3-0-0-alpha-4-to-v3-0-0-alpha-7/2575 "2021-09-11T02:10:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![pbuendia](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.biobakery.org/pbuendia/32/1012_2.png) [@pbuendia](https://forum.biobakery.org/u/pbuendia)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2021, 2:10am UTC](https://forum.biobakery.org/t/how-to-update-from-biobakery-workflows-v3-0-0-alpha-4-to-v3-0-0-alpha-7/2575/1 "2021-09-11T02:10:11Z")

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I created a Google cloud VM with the available biobakery image. (See [biobakery\_basic · biobakery/biobakery Wiki · GitHub](https://github.com/biobakery/biobakery/wiki/biobakery_basic#rst-header-biobakery-in-google-cloud))

It comes with biobakery\_workflows v3.0.0-alpha.4

I would like to update to biobakery\_workflows v3.0.0-alpha.7 (dated 02-19-2021)

I’ve been looking everywhere but it seems I have to install it from scratch. Is that correct?

Please advise,

Paty

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**Author:** ![lauren.j.mciver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lauren.j.mciver](https://forum.biobakery.org/u/lauren.j.mciver)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2021, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.biobakery.org/t/how-to-update-from-biobakery-workflows-v3-0-0-alpha-4-to-v3-0-0-alpha-7/2575/2 "2021-10-01T20:26:55Z")

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Hi Paty, The workflows, and all other biobakery python packages, are installed in our cloud image releases with pip. If you run `$ pip install --upgrade biobakery_workflows` it should install the latest version hosted on PyPI.

Thank you,  
Lauren

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**Author:** ![pbuendia](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.biobakery.org/pbuendia/32/1012_2.png) [@pbuendia](https://forum.biobakery.org/u/pbuendia)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.biobakery.org/t/how-to-update-from-biobakery-workflows-v3-0-0-alpha-4-to-v3-0-0-alpha-7/2575/3 "2021-10-05T19:12:52Z")

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Hi Lauren,  
I ran the command and it ran successfully but then when I try:  
biobakery\_workflows --version  
it still returns:  
biobakery\_workflows v3.0.0-alpha.4

Any idea why?

Thanks for your help,

Paty