How to Update your Next.js Application to the latest Next.js version

To upgrade to the latest Next.js version, run the following command:

npm install next@latest

The command above fetches the latest version of Next.js and updates your project.

Identifying the Next.js version is your project is currently using:

1. To access the current Next.js version your project is using, open your package.json file.
2. Under dependencies, look for next. The number to the right represents the Next.js version.

After running the command above to update the Next.js version, reopen/verify that the next version in the package.json file has also been updated. That's it, you've updated your Next.js application to the latest version. Note: You find the latest version of Next.js, along with latest features on the Next.js documentation website.