#Issues with v2026.4.14

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Running v2026.4.11 on WSL2 Ubuntu 24.04. Control panel shows update available to v2026.4.14. Ran npm install -g openclaw@latest (completed successfully, added 751 packages), then systemctl --user restart openclaw-gateway. After restart, control panel still shows running v2026.4.11. Also tried the Update Now button in the control UI — got 'Update error: global update (omit optional)'. What's the correct way to update?

violet pewterBOT
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The recommended path is openclaw update, not the Control UI button.

If npm install -g openclaw@latest succeeded but the UI still shows v2026.4.11, the usual cause is that the systemd user service is still pointing at an older install path.

From the same WSL shell/profile that owns the gateway, run:

openclaw --version
openclaw update
openclaw gateway install --force
openclaw gateway restart
openclaw gateway status

Why this helps:

  • openclaw update is the supported updater
  • gateway install --force rewrites the service metadata/unit
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  • gateway restart makes the service pick up the current binary

That Update error: global update (omit optional) message means the built-in updater retried without optional deps and still failed, so shell update is the better path here.

If openclaw --version already says 2026.4.14 but the Control UI still reports 2026.4.11, please paste these too:

which openclaw
systemctl --user cat openclaw-gateway.service
openclaw doctor --deep

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