Unity CLI 1.0.0-beta.8 Replaces the Withdrawn beta.7
Unity has shipped CLI 1.0.0-beta.8 after briefly withdrawing beta.7, fixing a package dependency issue and adding useful improvements for version control, plugins and headless workflows.
Unity CLI 1.0.0-beta.8 is now available. Unity says this release includes everything from beta.7, which was withdrawn a few hours after release because it depended on a com.unity.pipeline version that had not yet been published.
What changed
The new build improves version-control workflows with unity close, renames unity upgrade to unity self-update while keeping the old command as an alias, and adds unity plugin commands for managing external tools.
It also improves unity doctor for credential-store checks, adds Agent Skills installation for editors such as VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf and Cline, and fixes several issues affecting headless and CI environments.
Why it matters
For teams automating Unity projects, the CLI is becoming a more serious part of the development workflow. The beta.8 release is especially important because it supersedes the briefly withdrawn beta.7 rather than asking developers to stay on the problematic build.