From 8b2139727e1e1c96fbff74353857c870b96ef497 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kenneth Kehl <@kkehl@flexion.us>
Date: Thu, 29 May 2025 08:49:38 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] add README comments about poetry upgrades

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 README.md | 16 ++++++++++++++++
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@@ -308,6 +308,22 @@ you'll be set with an upgraded version of Python.
 
 _If you're not sure about the details of your current virtual environment, you can run `poetry env info` to get more information. If you've been using `pyenv` for everything, you can also see all available virtual environments with `pyenv virtualenvs`._
 
+
+#### Poetry upgrades ####
+
+If you are doing a new project setup, then after you install poetry you need to install the export plugin
+
+```sh
+poetry self add poetry-plugin-export
+```
+
+If you are upgrading from poetry 1.8.5, you need to do this:
+
+```sh
+curl -sSL https://install.python-poetry.org | python3 - --version 2.1.3
+poetry self add poetry-export-plugin
+```
+
 #### Updating the .env file for Login.gov
 
 To configure the application for Login.gov, you will need to update the following environment variables in the .env file: