# Versioning Information This page provides general information about versioning for the StrongDM Desktop application and the CLI (that is, the client), including what happens if a user's version is below the minimum supported or required version. ### Version Numbering StrongDM increments versions as follows: * n.0-100.0 for each release (such as `32.97.0`, `32.98.0`, `32.99.0`, `33.0.0`) * a.b.1 for patch releases (such as `32.97.1`) * Releases that are not mentioned in the [Release Notes](/changelog/release-notes.md) are internal and therefore not described. If looking at a list of releases from a particular software, this might result in the appearance of numbers missing from the sequence, such as `32.97.0`, `32.98.0`, `33.2.0`, `33.3.0`. ### How to View Version Numbers In the CLI, users may view the current version by running `sdm --version`, as in the following example: ```sh $ sdm --version sdm version 39.79.0 (8051323ec790f342a12d738a59f624d25df9d90f #2180) ``` In the desktop app, the current desktop app version and CLI (client) version are shown in the [StrongDM Client](/users/client.md#about) in the format `Client: XX.YY.Z / App: XX.YY.Z`. ### Minimum Supported Version The minimum supported version of the StrongDM CLI is version 33.17.0. If below the minimum supported version, the CLI still functions but uses a deprecated authentication mechanism with a weak security profile. In addition, due to the use of the deprecated authentication mechanism, the CLI may fail to form linking or peering connections with other gateways at versions above version 33.17.0. A warning displays in the desktop app and/or CLI if your version is below the minimum supported version. #### CLI warning message ```sh Warning: sdm-cli software version is beneath the minimum supported version 33.17.0 Call 'sdm update' or redownload the software to address this. Some functionality may fail while not up to date ``` #### Desktop app warning message "CLI software version is below the minimum supported version. Some functionality may fail." ### Minimum Required Version The minimum required version is the version, if any, that your organization's administrator(s) specify as the minimum required version for use. The default value is "no minimum." #### Errors If the CLI version is below the minimum required version, all non-essential operations are explicitly blocked until the CLI is updated, and an error message is displayed in the CLI or desktop app. #### CLI error message ```sh Your SDM version is beneath your team's minimum required version: . Please update to proceed. ``` #### Desktop app error message "CLI software version is below minimum required version. CLI will not function until updated to \ or higher." ### Recommended resolution If the CLI is beneath the minimum supported required version, we recommend that you run the [sdm update](/references/cli/update.md) CLI command. Then check the version by running `sdm --version`. If the desktop app is below the minimum required version, follow the instructions given in the desktop app's [StrongDM Client](/users/client.md#versioning). Then check the CLI version in the desktop app's **About** menu. If the update fails, redownload and install the appropriate StrongDM package for your operating system. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.strongdm.com/users/client/version.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.