`conda update --all` not updating Spyder

Question

I just installed Anaconda on a Windows 10 machine and the first thing I did thereafter was go into the Anaconda Prompt and run conda udpate conda and then conda update --all. As expected, it updated a lot of stuff. When I then ran Spyder, however, I got a pop-up saying that a new version of Spyder was available.

What? I just updated everything. Checking conda list I see that sypder 3.2.4 is indeed installed, so I do the following:

(base) C:\Users\Mark>conda update --all

Solving environment: done

All requested packages already installed.

(base) C:\Users\Mark>conda update spyder

Solving environment: done

Package Plan

environment location: C:\Users\Mark\Anaconda3

added / updated specs: - spyder

The following packages will be downloaded:

package                    |            build
---------------------------|-----------------
spyder-3.2.6               |           py36_0         2.6 MB

The following packages will be UPDATED:

spyder: 3.2.4-py36h8845eaa_0 --> 3.2.6-py36_0

Proceed ([y]/n)?

Why is conda update -all not finding and updating my installed version of Spyder?

Answer 1

Have you tried just updating spyder?

conda update spyder