# Upgrade version letsencrypt **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [May 9, 2019, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/upgrade-version-letsencrypt/93193 "2019-05-09T13:28:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![banisaeedam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecb155/32.png) [@banisaeedam](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/banisaeedam)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/upgrade-version-letsencrypt/93193/1 "2019-05-09T13:28:26Z")
Please fill out the fields below so we can help you better. Note: you must provide your domain name to get help. Domain names for issued certificates are all made public in Certificate Transparency logs (e.g. [https://crt.sh/?q=example.com](https://crt.sh/?q=example.com)), so withholding your domain name here does not increase secrecy, but only makes it harder for us to provide help. My domain is: [www.banisaeed.com](http://www.banisaeed.com) I ran this command: I don’t know how to update letsencrypt It produced this output: My web server is (include version): The operating system my web server runs on is (include version): My hosting provider, if applicable, is: I can login to a root shell on my machine (yes or no, or I don’t know): I’m using a control panel to manage my site (no, or provide the name and version of the control panel): The version of my client is (e.g. output of `certbot --version` or `certbot-auto --version` if you’re using Certbot): ---
**Author:** ![JuergenAuer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/juergenauer/32/26491_2.png) [@JuergenAuer](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/JuergenAuer)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 1:34pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/upgrade-version-letsencrypt/93193/2 "2019-05-09T13:34:17Z")
Hi @banisaeedam > Upgrade version letsencrypt if you have a too old letsencrypt, perhaps it's easier to start new: > **[Certbot](https://certbot.eff.org/)** > > Tagline ---
**Author:** ![banisaeedam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecb155/32.png) [@banisaeedam](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/banisaeedam)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/upgrade-version-letsencrypt/93193/3 "2019-05-09T13:37:35Z")
i received this email from server: 1 updates available **Let’s Encrypt client 1.1.20 to 1.1.21 update is available.** ---
**Author:** ![JuergenAuer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/juergenauer/32/26491_2.png) [@JuergenAuer](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/JuergenAuer)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/upgrade-version-letsencrypt/93193/4 "2019-05-09T13:50:47Z")
> [@banisaeedam](#): > > Let’s Encrypt client 1.1.20 to 1.1.21 update is available. That's another letsencrypt client with the same name. Check the documentation of that tool to find the source. There are a lot of Letsencrypt clients: > **[ACME Client Implementations - Let's Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/docs/client-options/)** > > Last updated: Jul 22, 2023 | See all Documentation Let’s Encrypt uses the ACME protocol to verify that you control a given domain name and to issue you a certificate. To get a Let’s Encrypt certificate, you’ll need to choose a piece... ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/original/3X/c/a/ca6c06ea1ea201324bba7048c6841ce60236468d.png) [@system](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2019, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/upgrade-version-letsencrypt/93193/5 "2019-06-08T13:50:47Z")
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