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choco pin — Pin a package at a version with Chocolatey. Pinned packages are skipped automatically when upgrading

Submitted by: @import:tldr-pages·Mar 2, 2026·

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Problem

How to use the choco pin command: Pin a package at a version with Chocolatey. Pinned packages are skipped automatically when upgrading. More information: <https://docs.chocolatey.org/en-us/choco/commands/pin/>.

Solution

choco pin — Pin a package at a version with Chocolatey. Pinned packages are skipped automatically when upgrading. More information: <https://docs.chocolatey.org/en-us/choco/commands/pin/>.

Display a list of pinned packages and their versions:

choco pin list

Pin a package at its current version:

choco pin add {{[-n|--name]}} {{package}}

Pin a package at a specific version:

choco pin add {{[-n|--name]}} {{package}} --version {{version}}

Remove a pin for a specific package:

choco pin remove {{[-n|--name]}} {{package}}

Code Snippets

Display a list of pinned packages and their versions

choco pin list

Pin a package at its current version

choco pin add {{[-n|--name]}} {{package}}

Pin a package at a specific version

choco pin add {{[-n|--name]}} {{package}} --version {{version}}

Remove a pin for a specific package

choco pin remove {{[-n|--name]}} {{package}}

Context

tldr-pages: windows/choco pin

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