Title: vip config software
Published: August 3, 2026

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 1. [VIP-CLI command reference](https://docs.wpvip.com/vip-cli/commands/)
 2. [vip config](https://docs.wpvip.com/vip-cli/commands/config/)
 3. vip config software

#  vip config software

Manage versions of software for an environment.

## Usage

    ```wp-block-preformatted
    vip config software [options]
    ```

## Options

| Option | Description | 
|  `-h`, `--help` |  Retrieve a description, examples, and available options for a (sub)command. (default: false) |  
|  `-v`, `--version` |  Retrieve the version number of VIP-CLI currently installed on the local machine. (default: false) |  
|  `-d`, `--debug` |  [value] Generate verbose output during command execution to help identify or fix errors or bugs. |

## Examples

    ```wp-block-preformatted
    - Retrieve a list of the current versions of all environment software in the default table format.$ vip @example-app.develop config software get- Retrieve the current version of WordPress for a WordPress environment and a list of available versions in the default table format.$ vip @example-app.develop config software get wordpress --include=available_versions- Update the version of WordPress on a WordPress environment to 6.4.x.$ vip @example-app.develop config software update wordpress 6.4- Update the version of Node.js on a Node.js environment to 18.x.$ vip @example-node-app.develop config software update nodejs 18
    ```

## Subcommands

| Name | Description | 
|  [`get`](https://docs.wpvip.com/vip-cli/commands/config/./get?output_format=md) |  Retrieve the current versions of environment software. |  
|  [`update`](https://docs.wpvip.com/vip-cli/commands/config/./update?output_format=md) |  Update the version of software running on an environment. |

Last updated: August 03, 2026