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 ##### `yarn self-update` <a class="toc" id="toc-yarn-self-update" href="#toc-yarn-self-update"></a>
 
+*Note: `self-update` is currently not available, which means updates must be done manually. See <a href="https://github.com/yarnpkg/yarn/issues/1139">issue #1139</a> for details.*
+
 This command is used to update Yarn to the latest available version.