---
title: doctl apps upgrade-buildpack
description: Upgrades an app's buildpack. For more information about buildpacks, see the [buildpack …
product: Reference
url: https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/apps/upgrade-buildpack/
last_updated: "2026-08-03"
---

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# doctl apps upgrade-buildpack

Generated on 3 Aug 2026 from `doctl` version [`v1.166.0`](https://github.com/digitalocean/doctl/releases/tag/v1.166.0)

## Usage

```shell
doctl apps upgrade-buildpack <app id> [flags]
```

## Description

Upgrades an app’s buildpack. For more information about buildpacks, see the [buildpack reference](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/app-platform/reference/buildpacks/index.html.md)

## Example

The following example upgrades an app’s buildpack with the ID `f81d4fae-7dec-11d0-a765-00a0c91e6bf6` to the latest available version:

```shell
doctl apps upgrade-buildpack f81d4fae-7dec-11d0-a765-00a0c91e6bf6 --buildpack f81d4fae-7dec-11d0-a765-00a0c91e6bf6
```

## Flags

| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| `--buildpack` | The ID of the buildpack to upgrade to. Use the list-buildpacks command to list available buildpacks. (required) |
| `--format` | Columns for output in a comma-separated list. Possible values: `ID`, `Cause`, `Progress`, `Phase`, `Created`, `Updated`. |
| `--help`, `-h` | Help for this command |
| `--major-version` | The major version to upgrade to. If empty, the buildpack upgrades to the latest available version., Default: `0` |
| `--no-header` | Return raw data with no headers, Default: `false` |
| `--trigger-deployment` | Specifies whether to trigger a new deployment to apply the upgrade., Default: `true` |

## Related Commands

| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| [doctl apps](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/apps) | Displays commands for working with apps |

## Global Flags

Option Description

`--access-token`, `-t` API V2 access token

`--api-url`, `-u` Override default API endpoint

`--config`, `-c` Specify a custom config file, Default:

`--context` Specify a custom authentication context name

`--http-retry-max` Set maximum number of retries for requests that fail with a 429 or 500-level error , Default: `5`

`--http-retry-wait-max` Set the minimum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request , Default: `30`

`--http-retry-wait-min` Set the maximum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request , Default: `1`

`--interactive` Enable interactive behavior. Defaults to true if the terminal supports it (default false) , Default: `false`

`--output`, `-o` Desired output format \[text|json], Default: `text`

`--trace` Show a log of network activity while performing a command, Default: `false`

`--verbose`, `-v` Enable verbose output, Default: `false`