False positive 'Update available' in statusline on Homebrew install (v2.1.92)
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Apr 16, 2026 by josefoviedo Closed Apr 18, 2026
Description
The statusline shows a false positive update notification even though the installed version is already the latest according to Homebrew.
Environment
- Version: 2.1.92
- Install method: Homebrew cask (
claude-code) - OS: macOS Darwin 25.4.0
- Auto-update channel:
stable
Steps to Reproduce
- Install Claude Code via
brew install claude-code - Observe the statusline — it shows:
````
currentVersion: 2.1.92
Update available! Run: brew upgrade claude-code
- Run
brew upgrade claude-code - Output:
Warning: Not upgrading claude-code, the latest version is already installed
Expected Behavior
No update notification shown when already on the latest version.
Actual Behavior
Statusline renders the update notice even though Homebrew confirms 2.1.92 is already the latest.
Notes
autoUpdatesChannelis set tostablein~/.claude/settings.jsonminimumVersionis also set to2.1.92- Notification persists across restarts
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