Why is python 3.6.1. not available in pyenv?

Question

According to python.org, Python 3.6.1 was released at the end of March. But:

» pyenv install -l | grep 3\.6\.
  3.6.0a1
  3.6.0a3
  3.6-dev

Why is Python 3.6.1 not yet available in pyenv?
Where can I find documentation about the releases that pyenv supports? (when it was added, what is in progress, ...). The pyenv documentation does not give this information.
Is there a repository for Python releases supported by pyenv? (similar to PyPi)

@amigcamel omg! That did the trick, now I have 3.6.0 and 3.6.1. That `update` command does not even appear en `pyenv --help`, and there is no `man pyenv`. I do not find it in pyenv documentation. Where did you find this? — blueFast, May 16 '17 at 07:56
It's mentioned in [pyenv-installer](https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv-installer). See the answer below. — amigcamel, May 16 '17 at 08:44
Same problem with python 3.7.1. I tried `brew upgrade pyenv` but I get: `Error: pyenv 1.2.7 already installed` — floatingpurr, Oct 26 '18 at 10:52

score 119 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 29 '19 at 15:11

119

If you installed pyenv via pyenv installer:

pyenv update

brew upgrade pyenv

cd $(pyenv root) && git pull

edited Jun 29 '19 at 15:11

kimbaudi

answered May 16 '17 at 08:34

amigcamel

score 11 · Answer 2 · answered May 30 '17 at 02:52

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I tried pyenv update but that did not resolve the issue for me.

I had to brew update && brew upgrade pyenv before doing pyenv install 3.6.1

answered May 30 '17 at 02:52

gloc.mike