docsy/userguide/content/en/docs/updating/updating-submodules.md

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Update Docsy without Hugo Modules	Update Docsy without Hugo Modules	2	Update the Docsy theme to the latest version using submodules or `git pull`.

If you aren't using Hugo Modules, depending on how you chose to install Docsy on your existing site, use one of the following two procedures to update your theme.

{{% alert title="Tip" %}} If you intend to update your site, consider converting your site to Hugo Modules. After conversion, it's even simpler to update Docsy! {{% /alert %}}

Update your Docsy submodule

If you are using the Docsy theme as a submodule in your project, here's how you update the submodule:

1. Navigate to the root of your local project, then run:

   git submodule update --remote
   

2. Add and then commit the change to your project:

   git add themes/
   git commit -m "Updating theme submodule"
   

3. Push the commit to your project repo. For example, run:

   git push origin master
   

Route 2: Update your Docsy clone

If you cloned the Docsy theme into the themes folder in your project, then you use the git pull command:

1. Navigate to the themes directory in your local project:

   cd themes
   
   

2. Ensure that origin is set to https://github.com/google/docsy.git:

   git remote -v
   
   
   

3. Update your local clone:

   git pull origin master
   

If you have made any local changes to the cloned theme, you must manually resolve any merge conflicts.