diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Revision history for stackage-query
 
+## 0.1.2  -- 2017-09-11
+* drop update command
+* always update to latest Stackage data from git
+* error if no package found
+
 ## 0.1.1  -- 2017-07-02
 
 * new commands for `constraints`, `dependencies`, `executables`, and `modules`
@@ -13,3 +18,7 @@
 
 * initial release on Hackage with commands to query package versions,
   reverse deps, Stackage owners, latest snapshots, and no of consumers.
+
+# Local Variables:
+# mode: text
+# End:
diff --git a/Main.hs b/Main.hs
--- a/Main.hs
+++ b/Main.hs
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
              | Executables Snapshot Pkg
              | Modules Snapshot Pkg
              | Latest Project
-             | Update Project
 
 consumeParser :: Parser ConsumerOption
 consumeParser = ConsumerOption <$> option auto
@@ -120,9 +119,6 @@
   command "latest" (info (Latest <$> parseProject)
                      (progDesc "Latest snap for PROJECT (nightly or lts)"))
   <>
-  command "update" (info (Update <$> parseProject)
-                     (progDesc "git update PROJECT (nightly or lts)"))
-  <>
   command "ghc" (info (Ghc <$> parseSnap)
                   (progDesc "GHC version for SNAP"))
   <>
@@ -166,7 +162,6 @@
         Executables s pkg -> buildplanExecutables s pkg
         Modules s pkg -> buildplanModules s pkg
         Latest prj -> buildplanLatest prj
-        Update prj -> buildplanUpdate prj
 
     versionOption =
         infoOption
@@ -196,15 +191,15 @@
   unless haveProj $ cloneProject configDir project
   return projectDir
 
-findBuildPlanYaml :: Bool -> Snapshot -> IO FilePath
-findBuildPlanYaml update snap = do
+findBuildPlanYaml :: Snapshot -> IO FilePath
+findBuildPlanYaml snap = do
   dir <- getProjectDir $ snapProject snap
-  when update $ updateProject False dir
-  findSnap True dir snap
+  updateProject False dir
+  findSnap dir snap
 
 getBuildPlan :: Snapshot -> IO BuildPlan
 getBuildPlan snap = do
-  ebp <- findBuildPlanYaml False snap >>= decodeFileEither
+  ebp <- findBuildPlanYaml snap >>= decodeFileEither
   either (error . prettyPrintParseException) return ebp
 
 snapProject :: Snapshot -> Project
@@ -213,17 +208,11 @@
 snapProject (LtsMajor _) = LTS
 snapProject _ = Nightly
 
-findSnap :: Bool -> FilePath -> Snapshot -> IO FilePath
-findSnap update dir snap = do
+findSnap :: FilePath -> Snapshot -> IO FilePath
+findSnap dir snap = do
   fs <-  sortProject . filter (show snap `isPrefixOf`) <$> getDirectoryContents dir
   if null fs
-    then
-    if update
-      then do
-      updateProject False dir
-      findSnap False dir snap
-      else
-      error $ "Snap " ++ show snap ++ " not found"
+    then error $ "Snap " ++ show snap ++ " not found"
     else return (dir </> last fs)
   where
     sortProject :: [String] -> [String]
@@ -323,7 +312,7 @@
 evalPackageBuildPlan snap pkg expr = do
   bp <- getBuildPlan snap
   let mpkgplan = Data.Map.Strict.lookup (PackageName pkg) $ bpPackages bp
-  putStrLn $ maybe "Package not found" expr mpkgplan
+  putStrLn $ maybe (error "Package not found") expr mpkgplan
 
 buildplanPackage :: Snapshot -> Pkg -> IO ()
 buildplanPackage snap pkg =
@@ -343,12 +332,8 @@
 
 buildplanLatest :: Project -> IO ()
 buildplanLatest prj = do
-  latest <- findBuildPlanYaml True (projectToSnap prj)
+  latest <- findBuildPlanYaml (projectToSnap prj)
   putStrLn $ takeBaseName latest
-
-buildplanUpdate :: Project -> IO ()
-buildplanUpdate project =
-  getProjectDir project >>= updateProject True
 
 buildplanConstraints :: Snapshot -> Pkg -> IO ()
 buildplanConstraints snap pkg =
diff --git a/stackage-query.cabal b/stackage-query.cabal
--- a/stackage-query.cabal
+++ b/stackage-query.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                stackage-query
-version:             0.1.1
+version:             0.1.2
 synopsis:            Stackage package query
 description:         Tool to query package metadata in Stackage
 license:             MIT