install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install cargo-update

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add cargo-update

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · cargo-update · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#cargo-update

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-update/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S cargo-update

Arch Linux sync databases · cargo-update · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

overview

Package summary

Cargo subcommand for checking and applying updates to installed executables

Project links

Commands and aliases

cargo-install-update
cargo-install-update-config

history

Project history and usage

cargo-update provides Cargo subcommands for checking and applying updates to executables installed with `cargo install`.

Project history

The official manual says cargo-update was built from frustration with periodically checking cargo-installed executables for updates. The README presents `cargo install-update` and `cargo install-update-config` as the two user-facing commands.

Adoption history

GitHub records the repository as created in October 2016, and crates.io records the first cargo-update release the same month. The input package facts list Alpine, Homebrew, Nix, and Arch packages.

How it is used

The manual documents updating all installed packages with `cargo install-update -a`, updating selected packages, listing without updating, using cargo-binstall when appropriate, and configuring per-package build options with `cargo install-update-config`.

Why package nerds care

cargo-update fills a long-standing package-manager gap for Cargo-installed CLI tools: it gives users a repeatable way to discover and apply crate executable updates while preserving per-package install options.

Timeline

2016: GitHub repository created and first crates.io release recorded.
2026: crates.io records max_version 20.0.2.

Related projects

The manual documents optional cargo-binstall integration and relies on Cargo registry metadata and Cargo install state.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: $CARGO_HOME/.install_config.toml~/.cargo/.install_config.toml

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: $CARGO_HOME/credentials$CARGO_HOME/credentials.toml~/.cargo/credentials~/.cargo/credentials.toml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`cargo-install-update`	cli	global executable
`cargo-install-update-config`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version20.0.3

manager updated2026-06-22

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv20.0.3

https://github.com/nabijaczleweli/cargo-update

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:cargo-update
Version	20.0.3
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cargo-update
Homepage	https://github.com/nabijaczleweli/cargo-update
Repository	https://github.com/nabijaczleweli/cargo-update
Upstream docs	https://docs.rs/cargo-update
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/nabijaczleweli/cargo-update/archive/refs/tags/v20.0.3.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-22T14:02:59-07:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	libgit2, libssh2, openssl@3
Build dependencies	pkgconf, rust
Uses from macOS	curl
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	cargo-update
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

cargo-update

nix profile install nixpkgs#cargo-update

normalized package name match
Matched by: Cargo Update

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-update/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk95%

cargo-update 18.0.0-r0

cargo subcommand for checking and applying updates to installed executables

https://github.com/nabijaczleweli/cargo-update

sudo apk add cargo-update

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: cargo-update
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Cargo Update

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cargo-update from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

cargo-update-doc 18.0.0-r0

cargo subcommand for checking and applying updates to installed executables (documentation)

https://github.com/nabijaczleweli/cargo-update

sudo apk add cargo-update-doc

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: cargo-update
normalized package name match
Matched by: Cargo Update

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cargo-update-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

pacman95%

cargo-update 20.0.1-1

A cargo subcommand for checking and applying updates to installed executables

https://github.com/nabijaczleweli/cargo-update

sudo pacman -S cargo-update

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
7 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Cargo Update

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: cargo-update from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/cargo-update.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install cargo-update with Homebrew, apk, Nix, pacman

Additional install commands

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Package summary

Project links

Commands and aliases

Project history and usage

Project history

Adoption history

How it is used

Why package nerds care

Timeline

Related projects

Sources

Risk level: green

Risk classifier

Why

Signals

Install behavior

Recommended review

Configuration and credential file locations

Configuration files

Credential files

Installed executables

Version and freshness

Package metadata

Source database details

Other package-manager records

Internal package links

Topical hubs

Related tools

Agent security guides

Generated from repository data

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