{"record":{"id":"46d83b4d389c95a2","repo":"hashicorp/terraform","slug":"error-checking-latest-version-s","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"\nError checking latest version: %s","messagePattern":"\nError checking latest version: (.+?)","errorType":"console","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"warning","filePath":"internal/command/version.go","lineNumber":104,"sourceCode":"\t// since the most recent change to dependencies.\n\t//\n\t// Generally-speaking this is a best-effort thing that will give us a good\n\t// result in the usual case where the user successfully ran \"terraform init\"\n\t// and then hit a problem running _another_ command.\n\tvar providerLocks map[addrs.Provider]*depsfile.ProviderLock\n\tif locks, err := c.lockedDependencies(); err == nil {\n\t\tproviderLocks = locks.AllProviders()\n\t}\n\n\t// If we have a version check function, then let's check for\n\t// the latest version as well.\n\tvar latest string\n\tvar outdated bool\n\tif c.CheckFunc != nil {\n\t\t// Check the latest version\n\t\tinfo, err := c.CheckFunc()\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\tdiags = diags.Append(fmt.Errorf(\n\t\t\t\t\"\\nError checking latest version: %s\", err))\n\t\t}\n\t\tif info.Outdated {\n\t\t\tlatest = info.Latest\n\t\t\toutdated = true\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\n\t// Format and print output\n\tview.LogVersion(version, platform, providerLocks, outdated, latest, diags)\n\n\treturn 0\n}\n\nfunc (c *VersionCommand) Synopsis() string {\n\treturn \"Show the current Terraform version\"\n}\n","sourceCodeStart":86,"sourceCodeEnd":122,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/blob/c9def3e214014c1188faabfc4a5bde5095139765/internal/command/version.go#L86-L122","documentation":"Thrown by `terraform version` when the configured CheckFunc (a best-effort latest-version check) returns a non-nil error. CheckFunc is the callback that queries the version service; on failure the error is appended as a diagnostic but the command still exits 0 — this is informational, not fatal. The %s is the network/parse error.","triggerScenarios":"Running `terraform version` (or `terraform version -json`) when CheckFunc fails: no network, blocked registry host, proxy/DNS issues, or the version-check endpoint returned an unparseable response.","commonSituations":"Air-gapped/offline environments; egress firewall blocking the version-check host; corporate proxy/MITM; misconfigured TF_CLI_ env; transient registry outage.","solutions":["Ignore it — this error does not block terraform; the version still prints.","If in an air-gapped environment, suppress it by configuring checkpoint to be disabled (CHECKPOINT_DISABLE=1 / TF_CLI_VERSION_CHECK env) if your build exposes that.","Verify network egress to the version-check host and proxy settings if you want the update notice.","Retry later if the version-check service had a transient outage."],"exampleFix":"# before\nterraform version\n# Terraform v1.x.y\n# Error checking latest version: Get \"...\": dial tcp: i/o timeout\n\n# after (suppress / allow offline use)\nCHECKPOINT_DISABLE=1 terraform version","handlingStrategy":"fallback","validationCode":"// this error is non-fatal; treat the version check as best-effort.\n// Disable the check in air-gapped environments:\n//   CHECKPOINT_DISABLE=1","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"// best-effort version check: ignore failures\nif _, err := c.CheckFunc(); err != nil {\n    log.Printf(\"version check skipped: %v\", err) // continue, do not block\n}","preventionTips":["Treat the latest-version check as informational only; it never blocks the command.","Set CHECKPOINT_DISABLE=1 in air-gapped/offline environments.","Allow egress to the version-check host if you want update notices.","Do not gate CI on this warning."],"tags":["version","network","checkpoint","non-fatal"],"analyzedSha":"c9def3e214014c1188faabfc4a5bde5095139765","analyzedAt":"2026-08-07T15:39:49.278Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-07T21:17:07.882Z"}