# Update Docsy without Hugo Modules

> Update the Docsy theme to the latest version using submodules or `git pull`.

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LLMS index: [llms.txt](/llms.txt)

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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.

> [!TIP]
>
> If you intend to update your site, consider
> [converting your site to Hugo Modules](/docs/updating/convert-site-to-module/).
> After conversion, it's even simpler to update Docsy!

## Update your Docsy submodule

If you are using the
[Docsy theme as a submodule](/docs/get-started/other-options/#option-1-docsy-as-a-git-submodule)
in your project, here's how you update the submodule:

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

   ```bash
   git submodule update --remote
   ```

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

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

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

   ```bash
   git push origin master
   ```

## Route 2: Update your Docsy clone

If you
[cloned the Docsy theme](/docs/get-started/other-options/#option-2-clone-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:

   ```bash
   cd themes

   ```

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

   ```bash
   git remote -v

   ```

1. Update your local clone:
   ```bash
   git pull origin master
   ```

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