# use

## Description

* Switch to (or activate) a specified platform version

## Syntax

`ern platform use <version>`

**Arguments**

`<version>`

* The Electrode Native platform version to activate.
* Sample values : `v0.18.0` / `0.18.0` / `latest`
* Using `latest` will switch to the latest version of Electrode Native

## Remarks

* If the target platform version is not installed locally, the `ern platform use <version>` command runs the [ern platform install](/cli-commands/platform/install.md) command, which installs the version—before switching to the specified version.


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