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There are currently two release channels for binaries, `stable` and `nightly`.
-`stable` releases are what the program will update to by default, and have had many of their changes tested by users of the master branch.
-`nightly` releases are built after each push to the master branch, and will have the most recent fixes and additions, but also have the potential for bugs.
-The latest `nightly` is available as a [pre-release from this repository](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/tag/nightly), and all `nightly` releases are [archived in their own repo](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds/releases).
+`stable` is the default channel, and many of its changes have been tested by users of the nightly channel.
+The `nightly` channel has releases built after each push to the master branch, and will have the most recent fixes and additions, but also have more risk of regressions. They are available in [their own repo](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds/releases).
When using `--update`/`-U`, a release binary will only update to its current channel.
This release channel can be changed by using the `--update-to` option. `--update-to` can also be used to upgrade or downgrade to specific tags from a channel.
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