From ab1c0484cb4808f9c8fbf3f2be5272d13a7e9309 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mike McCready <66998419+MikeMcC399@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2026 11:20:18 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] chore: add check for jq to update.sh script

---
 update.sh | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index e41089ec5..582702c53 100755
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ while getopts "sh" opt; do
   esac
 done
 
+if ! command -v jq > /dev/null; then
+  echo "**jq not installed**" >&2
+  echo "Follow the instructions in https://jqlang.org/download/ to install" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 . functions.sh
 
 cd "$(cd "${0%/*}" && pwd -P)"