Switch Terraform versions easily on Mac

Switch Terraform versions on Mac

In this tutorial I will show you how to switch terraform versions on Mac. We will be going to use tfenv to install and switch the versions. Let’s get started.

Read Also: Install specific version of terraform mac with brew

1. Install tfenv with brew

We are going to use tfenv to switch terraform version. tfenv makes it easier to switch to different terraform versions.

Note: Please brew unlink terraform before continuing.

~ brew install tfenv 

 ~ tfenv --version
tfenv 2.2.2 

2. Install specific version of terraform mac

tfenv install 0.14.3

~ tfenv list
1.0.0
0.14.3
No default set. Set with 'tfenv use <version>'

As the not says you have to set the  default version.

~ tfenv use 1.0.0
Switching default version to v1.0.0
Switching completed

Note: If you see the oldest version installed with brew then you need to uninstall it. You can uninstall using for example brew uninstall terraform@0.12

3. Switch Terraform versions

Now we can easily switch terraform version. Let’s see how.

 ~ tfenv use 0.14.3
Switching default version to v0.14.3
Switching completed

Terraform verison has been switched to 0.14.3.

4. Check terraform version

Now let’s check terraform version.

~ ~ terraform -version
Terraform v0.14.3

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