# Fuelup: Clarifying the Beta-nth and Latest Channels

**URL:** <https://forum.fuel.network/t/fuelup-clarifying-the-beta-nth-and-latest-channels/3825>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Tags:** fuelup, faqs\
**Created:** [December 6, 2023, 9:33pm UTC](https://forum.fuel.network/t/fuelup-clarifying-the-beta-nth-and-latest-channels/3825 "2023-12-06T21:33:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![calldelegation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.fuel.network/calldelegation/32/1484_2.png) [@calldelegation](https://forum.fuel.network/u/calldelegation)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2023, 9:33pm UTC](https://forum.fuel.network/t/fuelup-clarifying-the-beta-nth-and-latest-channels/3825/1 "2023-12-06T21:33:13Z")

</div>

Hello Fuel friends,

I wanted to clear up any potential confusion regarding our channels. Both the Beta-nth and Latest channels for Fuel are actually targeting the same channels, with Latest serving as an alias for the currently released beta channel, which is Beta-4 at the moment.

For example, if you update both the Latest and Beta-4 toolchains and then run `fuelup show`, you’ll notice they display identical information.

```auto
latest-aarch64-apple-darwin (default)
  forc : 0.46.1
    - forc-client
      - forc-deploy : 0.46.1
      - forc-run : 0.46.1
    - forc-doc : 0.46.1
    - forc-explore : 0.28.1
    - forc-fmt : 0.46.1
    - forc-index : 0.24.1
    - forc-lsp : 0.46.1
    - forc-tx : 0.46.1
    - forc-wallet : 0.3.0
  fuel-core : 0.20.5
  fuel-core-keygen : Error getting version string
  fuel-indexer : 0.24.1

fuels versions
---------------
forc : 0.45
forc-wallet : 0.45

```

```auto
beta-4-aarch64-apple-darwin (default)
  forc : 0.46.1
    - forc-client
      - forc-deploy : 0.46.1
      - forc-run : 0.46.1
    - forc-doc : 0.46.1
    - forc-explore : 0.28.1
    - forc-fmt : 0.46.1
    - forc-index : 0.24.1
    - forc-lsp : 0.46.1
    - forc-tx : 0.46.1
    - forc-wallet : 0.3.0
  fuel-core : 0.20.5
  fuel-core-keygen : Error getting version string
  fuel-indexer : 0.24.1

fuels versions
---------------
forc : 0.45
forc-wallet : 0.45

```

For those of you working with a local node, remember that you must explicitly add it to a channel. Initially, `fuelup` was designed to optimize for the latest compatible versions, akin to `rustup`. However, recent updates have shifted its focus towards better support for operating with a deployed network.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![sandusky](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.fuel.network/sandusky/32/1313_2.png) [@sandusky](https://forum.fuel.network/u/sandusky)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.fuel.network/t/fuelup-clarifying-the-beta-nth-and-latest-channels/3825/2 "2023-12-07T15:26:24Z")

</div>

Thanks for the update!

Basically: latest == latest stable release _aka_ beta-4?  
Does it mean that I should use “nightly” to test unreleased features of sway?

🌴