# \[ANN\] RubyGems 1.5.3

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**Created:** [26 February 2011 20:47 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ann-rubygems-1-5-3/61957 "2011-02-26T20:47:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Eric\_Hodel1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9adbd/32.png) [@Eric\_Hodel1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Eric_Hodel1)\
**Post date:** [26 February 2011 20:47 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ann-rubygems-1-5-3/61957/1 "2011-02-26T20:47:47Z")

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rubygems-update version 1.5.3 has been released!

\* \<[http://rubygems.org](http://rubygems.org)\>  
\* \<[http://docs.rubygems.org](http://docs.rubygems.org)\>  
\* \<[http://help.rubygems.org](http://help.rubygems.org)\>  
\* \<[http://github.com/rubygems](http://github.com/rubygems)\>  
\* \<[http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubygems](http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubygems)\>

RubyGems is a package management framework for Ruby.

This gem is an update for the RubyGems software. You must have an  
installation of RubyGems before this update can be applied.

See Gem for information on RubyGems (or `ri Gem`)

To upgrade to the latest RubyGems, run:

&nbsp;&nbsp;$ gem update --system # you might need to be an administrator or root

See UPGRADING.rdoc for more details and alternative instructions.

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> 
> If you don't have any RubyGems install, there is still the pre-gem approach to  
> getting software, doing it manually:
> 
> \* Download from: [https://rubygems.org/pages/download](https://rubygems.org/pages/download)  
> \* Unpack into a directory and cd there  
> \* Install with: ruby setup.rb # you may need admin/root privilege
> 
> For more details and other options, see:
> 
> &nbsp;&nbsp;ruby setup.rb --help
> 
> Changes:
> 
> ### 1.5.3 / 2011-02-26
> 
> NOTE: RubyGems 1.5.0 and 1.5.1 have a broken \<tt\>gem update --system\</tt\>.
> 
> To upgrade you'll need to use the manual upgrade recipe. Using sudo/su as  
> appropriate:
> 
> &nbsp;&nbsp;$ gem install rubygems-update  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;$ update\_rubygems
> 
> Bug Fixes:
> 
> \* Fix for a bug in Syck which causes install failures for gems packaged with  
> &nbsp;&nbsp;Psych. Bug #28965 by Aaron Patterson.