Is cargo-update safe to use?

cargo-update has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (20.0.0). DepScope rates its health at 75/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of cargo-update?

The latest version of cargo-update is 20.0.0, released 2026-04-06.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of cargo-update.

No, cargo-update is actively maintained. Latest release: 20.0.0 (2026-04-06).

Popular alternatives to cargo-update in Cargo include: hashbrown, getrandom, windows-sys, syn.

cargo-update is licensed under MIT.

cargov20.0.0

A cargo subcommand for checking and applying updates to installed executables

License MITpermissive115 versions0 deps87,976 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 75/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

10/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

0/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

API access

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