Installing a Specific Version Always Installs the Latest Version
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Assessment
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Newbie friendliness
- 68/100
Research direction
Start by reviewing the installation instructions in the README and the installer invoked through https://gh.io/copilot-install, then reproduce the VERSION="v1.0.75" command from the issue. Trace how the requested version is handled and verify that the installed binary reports v1.0.75 rather than the latest release.
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Description
Describe the bug
I wanted to downgrade Copilot in Docker Sandbox because the latest version is not working correctly. Following the installation instructions from the README, I attempted to install version v1.0.75. However, regardless of the version specified, the installer always installs the latest available version.
Reproduced in WSL and Docker Sandboxes
Affected version
No response
Steps to reproduce the behavior
- Install latest version
curl -fsSL https://gh.io/copilot-install | bash - Delete installed binary
rm ~/.local/bin/copilot - Attempt to install a specific version
curl -fsSL https://gh.io/copilot-install | VERSION="v1.0.75" bash
Expected behavior
Version v1.0.75 is installed
Additional context
agent@copilot:/$ curl -fsSL https://gh.io/copilot-install | VERSION="v1.0.75" bash
Installing GitHub Copilot CLI...
Downloading from: https://github.com/github/copilot-cli/releases/download/v1.0.75/copilot-linux-x64.tar.gz
✓ Checksum validated
✓ GitHub Copilot CLI installed to /home/agent/.local/bin/copilot
Installation complete! Run 'copilot help' to get started.
agent@copilot:/$ copilot --version
GitHub Copilot CLI 1.0.77.
Run 'copilot update' to check for updates.
agent@copilot:/$ which copilot
/home/agent/.local/bin/copilot
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