{"record":{"id":"95e453be60eee9b9","repo":"puppetlabs/puppet","slug":"could-not-upgrade-module-name-more-recent-ve","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Could not upgrade '%{module_name}'; more recent versions not found","messagePattern":"Could not upgrade '%(.+?)'; more recent versions not found","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"Puppet::ModuleTool::Errors::VersionAlreadyInstalledError","httpStatus":null,"severity":"warning","filePath":"lib/puppet/module_tool/applications/upgrader.rb","lineNumber":178,"sourceCode":"              }\n            end\n\n            raise InstallConflictError,\n                  :requested_module => name,\n                  :requested_version => options[:version] || 'latest',\n                  :dependency => dependency,\n                  :directory => mod.path,\n                  :metadata => mod.metadata\n          end\n\n          child = releases.find { |x| x.name == name }\n\n          unless forced?\n            if child.version == results[:installed_version]\n              versions = graph.dependencies[name].map(&:version)\n              newer_versions = versions.select { |v| v > results[:installed_version] }\n\n              raise VersionAlreadyInstalledError,\n                    :module_name => name,\n                    :requested_version => results[:requested_version],\n                    :installed_version => results[:installed_version],\n                    :newer_versions => newer_versions,\n                    :possible_culprits => installed_modules_source.fetched.reject { |x| x == name }\n            elsif child.version < results[:installed_version]\n              raise DowngradingUnsupportedError,\n                    :module_name => name,\n                    :requested_version => results[:requested_version],\n                    :installed_version => results[:installed_version]\n            end\n          end\n\n          Puppet.info _(\"Preparing to upgrade ...\")\n          releases.each(&:prepare)\n\n          Puppet.notice _('Upgrading -- do not interrupt ...')\n          releases.each do |release|","sourceCodeStart":160,"sourceCodeEnd":196,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/blob/e227c27540975c25aa22d533a52424a9d2fc886a/lib/puppet/module_tool/applications/upgrader.rb#L160-L196","documentation":"Raised by the Upgrader as Puppet::ModuleTool::Errors::VersionAlreadyInstalledError when the resolver selected a version identical to the installed one and no newer versions exist in the graph (versions.select { |v| v > results[:installed_version] } is empty). It is effectively an 'already up to date' signal reported through the error channel; it also lists possible_culprits — other modules whose constraints may be holding the version back.","triggerScenarios":"Running `puppet module upgrade <name>` (without --force) when the module already sits at the newest releasable version given the current dependency graph — either truly latest, or pinned to its installed version because a dependent's constraints exclude newer releases.","commonSituations":"CI jobs that upgrade on every run; a dependent module capping the version below something newer on the Forge (the possible_culprits list names them); a mirror that has not synced the newest release yet.","solutions":["Treat as informational: confirm with `puppet module list` that the installed version is the one you expect","If newer releases exist on the Forge, check the error's possible_culprits and relax the dependent that pins the module (upgrade it or fix its version_requirement)","Use --force if you deliberately want the constraint pinning skipped","If you actually need to reinstall the same version, use `puppet module install <name> --version <v> --force` instead of upgrade"],"exampleFix":"# before\n$ puppet module upgrade puppetlabs-stdlib\n# Error: Could not upgrade 'puppetlabs-stdlib'; more recent versions not found\n\n# after\n$ puppet module upgrade puppetlabs-stdlib --force   # or accept current version","handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":"mod = env.modules.find { |m| m.forge_name && m.forge_name.tr('/', '-') == name }\nlatest = Puppet::Forge.new(Puppet[:module_repository]).fetch(name).map(&:version).max\nif mod && mod.version && latest && SemanticPuppet::Version.parse(mod.version) >= latest\n  puts \"#{name} already at latest (#{mod.version}); skipping upgrade\"\nend","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"begin\n  Puppet::ModuleTool::Applications::Upgrader.new(name, options).run\nrescue Puppet::ModuleTool::Errors::VersionAlreadyInstalledError\n  # benign: nothing newer given current constraints — log and continue\n  log \"#{name} already up to date\"\nend","preventionTips":["In CI, compare installed vs latest before invoking upgrade and skip when equal","Read possible_culprits when it fires — a dependent may be capping the version below the true latest","Do not blindly --force this one; that masks the pin that is actually limiting you"],"tags":["puppet","module-tool","upgrade","up-to-date","version-pin"],"backgroundTag":"already-latest-version","analyzedSha":"e227c27540975c25aa22d533a52424a9d2fc886a","analyzedAt":"2026-08-21T20:49:46.650Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-21T23:17:16.201Z"}