diff --git a/Sources/LinuxPlatform/Linux.swift b/Sources/LinuxPlatform/Linux.swift
index e3cdf976..f3a4cf0d 100644
--- a/Sources/LinuxPlatform/Linux.swift
+++ b/Sources/LinuxPlatform/Linux.swift
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ public struct Linux: Platform {
         try self.runProgram(tmpDir.appendingPathComponent("swiftly").path, "init")
     }
 
-    public func uninstall(_ toolchain: ToolchainVersion) throws {
+    public func uninstall(_ toolchain: ToolchainVersion, verbose _: Bool) throws {
         let toolchainDir = self.swiftlyToolchainsDir.appendingPathComponent(toolchain.name)
         try FileManager.default.removeItem(at: toolchainDir)
     }
diff --git a/Sources/MacOSPlatform/MacOS.swift b/Sources/MacOSPlatform/MacOS.swift
index 6d3d3c63..ae32b34f 100644
--- a/Sources/MacOSPlatform/MacOS.swift
+++ b/Sources/MacOSPlatform/MacOS.swift
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public struct MacOS: Platform {
         try self.runProgram(homeDir.appendingPathComponent("usr/local/bin/swiftly").path, "init")
     }
 
-    public func uninstall(_ toolchain: ToolchainVersion) throws {
+    public func uninstall(_ toolchain: ToolchainVersion, verbose: Bool) throws {
         SwiftlyCore.print("Uninstalling package in user home directory...")
 
         let toolchainDir = self.swiftlyToolchainsDir.appendingPathComponent("\(toolchain.identifier).xctoolchain", isDirectory: true)
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public struct MacOS: Platform {
         try FileManager.default.removeItem(at: toolchainDir)
 
         let homedir = ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment["HOME"]!
-        try? runProgram("pkgutil", "--volume", homedir, "--forget", pkgInfo.CFBundleIdentifier)
+        try? runProgram("pkgutil", "--volume", homedir, "--forget", pkgInfo.CFBundleIdentifier, quiet: !verbose)
     }
 
     public func getExecutableName() -> String {
diff --git a/Sources/Swiftly/Init.swift b/Sources/Swiftly/Init.swift
index 74924913..d479babb 100644
--- a/Sources/Swiftly/Init.swift
+++ b/Sources/Swiftly/Init.swift
@@ -37,8 +37,14 @@ internal struct Init: SwiftlyCommand {
 
         var config = try? Config.load()
 
-        if var config, !overwrite && config.version == SwiftlyVersion(major: 0, minor: 4, patch: 0, suffix: "dev") {
-            // This is a simple upgrade from the 0.4.0-dev pre-release
+        if var config, !overwrite &&
+            (
+                config.version == SwiftlyVersion(major: 0, minor: 4, patch: 0, suffix: "dev") ||
+                    config.version == SwiftlyVersion(major: 0, minor: 4, patch: 0) ||
+                    (config.version?.major == 1 && config.version?.minor == 0)
+            )
+        {
+            // This is a simple upgrade from the 0.4.0 pre-releases, or 1.x
 
             // Move our executable over to the correct place
             try Swiftly.currentPlatform.installSwiftlyBin()
diff --git a/Sources/Swiftly/Install.swift b/Sources/Swiftly/Install.swift
index 1d3b1553..285bcdfe 100644
--- a/Sources/Swiftly/Install.swift
+++ b/Sources/Swiftly/Install.swift
@@ -297,11 +297,18 @@ struct Install: SwiftlyCommand {
 
         // If this is the first installed toolchain, mark it as in-use regardless of whether the
         // --use argument was provided.
-        if useInstalledToolchain || config.inUse == nil {
-            // TODO: consider adding the global default option to this commands flags
+        if useInstalledToolchain {
             try await Use.execute(version, globalDefault: false, &config)
         }
 
+        // We always update the global default toolchain if there is none set. This could
+        //  be the only toolchain that is installed, which makes it the only choice.
+        if config.inUse == nil {
+            config.inUse = version
+            try config.save()
+            SwiftlyCore.print("The global default toolchain has been set to `\(version)`")
+        }
+
         SwiftlyCore.print("\(version) installed successfully!")
         return (postInstallScript, pathChanged)
     }
diff --git a/Sources/Swiftly/Proxy.swift b/Sources/Swiftly/Proxy.swift
index 9d46fcc9..37b84a46 100644
--- a/Sources/Swiftly/Proxy.swift
+++ b/Sources/Swiftly/Proxy.swift
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public enum Proxy {
             }
 
             guard let toolchain = toolchain else {
-                throw SwiftlyError(message: "No swift toolchain could be selected from either from a .swift-version file, or the default. You can try using `swiftly install <toolchain version>` to install one.")
+                throw SwiftlyError(message: "No installed swift toolchain is selected from either from a .swift-version file, or the default. You can try using one that's already installed with `swiftly use <toolchain version>` or install a new toolchain to use with `swiftly install --use <toolchain version>`.")
             }
 
             // Prevent circularities with a memento environment variable
diff --git a/Sources/Swiftly/Run.swift b/Sources/Swiftly/Run.swift
index a9747826..500b348b 100644
--- a/Sources/Swiftly/Run.swift
+++ b/Sources/Swiftly/Run.swift
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ internal struct Run: SwiftlyCommand {
         }
 
         guard let toolchain = toolchain else {
-            throw SwiftlyError(message: "No swift toolchain could be selected from either from a .swift-version file, or the default. You can try using `swiftly install <toolchain version>` to install one.")
+            throw SwiftlyError(message: "No installed swift toolchain is selected from either from a .swift-version file, or the default. You can try using one that's already installed with `swiftly use <toolchain version>` or install a new toolchain to use with `swiftly install --use <toolchain version>`.")
         }
 
         do {
diff --git a/Sources/Swiftly/Uninstall.swift b/Sources/Swiftly/Uninstall.swift
index b330d7bb..e0b4179b 100644
--- a/Sources/Swiftly/Uninstall.swift
+++ b/Sources/Swiftly/Uninstall.swift
@@ -56,7 +56,12 @@ struct Uninstall: SwiftlyCommand {
             }
         } else {
             let selector = try ToolchainSelector(parsing: self.toolchain)
-            toolchains = startingConfig.listInstalledToolchains(selector: selector)
+            var installedToolchains = startingConfig.listInstalledToolchains(selector: selector)
+            // This is in the unusual case that the inUse toolchain is not listed in the installed toolchains
+            if let inUse = startingConfig.inUse, selector.matches(toolchain: inUse) && !startingConfig.installedToolchains.contains(inUse) {
+                installedToolchains.append(inUse)
+            }
+            toolchains = installedToolchains
         }
 
         guard !toolchains.isEmpty else {
@@ -108,18 +113,23 @@ struct Uninstall: SwiftlyCommand {
                 }
             }
 
-            try await Self.execute(toolchain, &config)
+            try await Self.execute(toolchain, &config, verbose: self.root.verbose)
         }
 
         SwiftlyCore.print()
         SwiftlyCore.print("\(toolchains.count) toolchain(s) successfully uninstalled")
     }
 
-    static func execute(_ toolchain: ToolchainVersion, _ config: inout Config) async throws {
+    static func execute(_ toolchain: ToolchainVersion, _ config: inout Config, verbose: Bool) async throws {
         SwiftlyCore.print("Uninstalling \(toolchain)...", terminator: "")
-        try Swiftly.currentPlatform.uninstall(toolchain)
         config.installedToolchains.remove(toolchain)
+        // This is here to prevent the inUse from referencing a toolchain that is not installed
+        if config.inUse == toolchain {
+            config.inUse = nil
+        }
         try config.save()
+
+        try Swiftly.currentPlatform.uninstall(toolchain, verbose: verbose)
         SwiftlyCore.print("done")
     }
 }
diff --git a/Sources/Swiftly/Update.swift b/Sources/Swiftly/Update.swift
index 93805477..d9ebcaff 100644
--- a/Sources/Swiftly/Update.swift
+++ b/Sources/Swiftly/Update.swift
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ struct Update: SwiftlyCommand {
         try validateSwiftly()
         var config = try Config.load()
 
-        guard let parameters = try self.resolveUpdateParameters(config) else {
+        guard let parameters = try await self.resolveUpdateParameters(&config) else {
             if let toolchain = self.toolchain {
                 SwiftlyCore.print("No installed toolchain matched \"\(toolchain)\"")
             } else {
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ struct Update: SwiftlyCommand {
         }
 
         if !self.root.assumeYes {
-            SwiftlyCore.print("Update \(parameters.oldToolchain) ⟶ \(newToolchain)?")
+            SwiftlyCore.print("Update \(parameters.oldToolchain) -> \(newToolchain)?")
             guard SwiftlyCore.promptForConfirmation(defaultBehavior: true) else {
                 SwiftlyCore.print("Aborting")
                 return
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ struct Update: SwiftlyCommand {
             assumeYes: self.root.assumeYes
         )
 
-        try await Uninstall.execute(parameters.oldToolchain, &config)
+        try await Uninstall.execute(parameters.oldToolchain, &config, verbose: self.root.verbose)
         SwiftlyCore.print("Successfully updated \(parameters.oldToolchain) ⟶ \(newToolchain)")
 
         if let postInstallScript = postInstallScript {
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ struct Update: SwiftlyCommand {
     /// If the selector does not match an installed toolchain, this returns nil.
     /// If no selector is provided, the currently in-use toolchain will be used as the basis for the returned
     /// parameters.
-    private func resolveUpdateParameters(_ config: Config) throws -> UpdateParameters? {
+    private func resolveUpdateParameters(_ config: inout Config) async throws -> UpdateParameters? {
         let selector = try self.toolchain.map { try ToolchainSelector(parsing: $0) }
 
         let oldToolchain: ToolchainVersion?
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ struct Update: SwiftlyCommand {
             // 5.5.1 and 5.5.2 are installed (5.5.2 will be updated).
             oldToolchain = toolchains.max()
         } else {
-            oldToolchain = config.inUse
+            (oldToolchain, _) = try await selectToolchain(config: &config)
         }
 
         guard let oldToolchain else {
diff --git a/Sources/Swiftly/Use.swift b/Sources/Swiftly/Use.swift
index 18db0245..da9d06b8 100644
--- a/Sources/Swiftly/Use.swift
+++ b/Sources/Swiftly/Use.swift
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ internal struct Use: SwiftlyCommand {
         } else {
             config.inUse = toolchain
             try config.save()
-            message = "The global default toolchain has set to `\(toolchain)`"
+            message = "The global default toolchain has been set to `\(toolchain)`"
         }
 
         if let selectedVersion = selectedVersion {
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ public enum ToolchainSelectionResult {
 /// Selection of a toolchain can be accomplished in a number of ways. There is the
 /// the configuration's global default 'inUse' setting. This is the fallback selector
 /// if there are no other selections. The returned tuple will contain the default toolchain
-/// version and the result will be .default.
+/// version and the result will be .globalDefault. This will always be the result if
+/// the globalDefault parameter is true.
 ///
 /// A toolchain can also be selected from a `.swift-version` file in the current
 /// working directory, or an ancestor directory. If it successfully selects a toolchain
@@ -233,5 +234,11 @@ public func selectToolchain(config: inout Config, globalDefault: Bool = false) a
         }
     }
 
-    return (config.inUse, .globalDefault)
+    // Check to ensure that the global default in use toolchain matches one of the installed toolchains, and return
+    // no selected toolchain if it doesn't.
+    guard let defaultInUse = config.inUse, config.installedToolchains.contains(defaultInUse) else {
+        return (nil, .globalDefault)
+    }
+
+    return (defaultInUse, .globalDefault)
 }
diff --git a/Sources/SwiftlyCore/Platform.swift b/Sources/SwiftlyCore/Platform.swift
index 44af8c39..f9d7c7ff 100644
--- a/Sources/SwiftlyCore/Platform.swift
+++ b/Sources/SwiftlyCore/Platform.swift
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public protocol Platform {
 
     /// Uninstalls a toolchain associated with the given version.
     /// If this version is in use, the next latest version will be used afterwards.
-    func uninstall(_ version: ToolchainVersion) throws
+    func uninstall(_ version: ToolchainVersion, verbose: Bool) throws
 
     /// Get the name of the swiftly release binary.
     func getExecutableName() -> String
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ extension Platform {
 #if os(macOS) || os(Linux)
     internal func proxyEnv(_ toolchain: ToolchainVersion) throws -> [String: String] {
         let tcPath = self.findToolchainLocation(toolchain).appendingPathComponent("usr/bin")
+        guard tcPath.fileExists() else {
+            throw SwiftlyError(message: "Toolchain \(toolchain) could not be located. You can try `swiftly uninstall \(toolchain)` to uninstall it and then `swiftly install \(toolchain)` to install it again.")
+        }
         var newEnv = ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment
 
         // The toolchain goes to the beginning of the PATH
diff --git a/Sources/SwiftlyCore/SwiftlyCore.swift b/Sources/SwiftlyCore/SwiftlyCore.swift
index 1988ef3b..fb749147 100644
--- a/Sources/SwiftlyCore/SwiftlyCore.swift
+++ b/Sources/SwiftlyCore/SwiftlyCore.swift
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import Foundation
 
-public let version = SwiftlyVersion(major: 0, minor: 4, patch: 0)
+public let version = SwiftlyVersion(major: 1, minor: 1, patch: 0, suffix: "dev")
 
 /// A separate home directory to use for testing purposes. This overrides swiftly's default
 /// home directory location logic.
diff --git a/Tests/SwiftlyTests/PlatformTests.swift b/Tests/SwiftlyTests/PlatformTests.swift
index 2eff8c25..d99ff321 100644
--- a/Tests/SwiftlyTests/PlatformTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/SwiftlyTests/PlatformTests.swift
@@ -53,21 +53,21 @@ final class PlatformTests: SwiftlyTests {
             (mockedToolchainFile, version) = try await self.mockToolchainDownload(version: "5.6.3")
             try Swiftly.currentPlatform.install(from: mockedToolchainFile, version: version, verbose: true)
             // WHEN: one of the toolchains is uninstalled
-            try Swiftly.currentPlatform.uninstall(version)
+            try Swiftly.currentPlatform.uninstall(version, verbose: true)
             // THEN: there is only one remaining toolchain installed
             var toolchains = try FileManager.default.contentsOfDirectory(at: Swiftly.currentPlatform.swiftlyToolchainsDir, includingPropertiesForKeys: nil)
             XCTAssertEqual(1, toolchains.count)
 
             // GIVEN; there is only one toolchain installed
             // WHEN: a non-existent toolchain is uninstalled
-            try? Swiftly.currentPlatform.uninstall(ToolchainVersion(parsing: "5.9.1"))
+            try? Swiftly.currentPlatform.uninstall(ToolchainVersion(parsing: "5.9.1"), verbose: true)
             // THEN: there is the one remaining toolchain that is still installed
             toolchains = try FileManager.default.contentsOfDirectory(at: Swiftly.currentPlatform.swiftlyToolchainsDir, includingPropertiesForKeys: nil)
             XCTAssertEqual(1, toolchains.count)
 
             // GIVEN: there is only one toolchain installed
             // WHEN: the last toolchain is uninstalled
-            try Swiftly.currentPlatform.uninstall(ToolchainVersion(parsing: "5.8.0"))
+            try Swiftly.currentPlatform.uninstall(ToolchainVersion(parsing: "5.8.0"), verbose: true)
             // THEN: there are no toolchains installed
             toolchains = try FileManager.default.contentsOfDirectory(at: Swiftly.currentPlatform.swiftlyToolchainsDir, includingPropertiesForKeys: nil)
             XCTAssertEqual(0, toolchains.count)
diff --git a/Tests/SwiftlyTests/UninstallTests.swift b/Tests/SwiftlyTests/UninstallTests.swift
index 5e17c611..4a97798e 100644
--- a/Tests/SwiftlyTests/UninstallTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/SwiftlyTests/UninstallTests.swift
@@ -296,4 +296,22 @@ final class UninstallTests: SwiftlyTests {
             )
         }
     }
+
+    /// Tests that uninstalling a toolchain that is the global default, but is not in the list of installed toolchains.
+    func testUninstallNotInstalled() async throws {
+        let toolchains = Set([Self.oldStable, Self.newStable, Self.newMainSnapshot, Self.oldReleaseSnapshot])
+        try await self.withMockedHome(homeName: Self.homeName, toolchains: toolchains, inUse: Self.newMainSnapshot) {
+            var config = try await Config.load()
+            config.inUse = Self.newMainSnapshot
+            config.installedToolchains.remove(Self.newMainSnapshot)
+            try await config.save()
+
+            var uninstall = try self.parseCommand(Uninstall.self, ["uninstall", "-y", Self.newMainSnapshot.name])
+            _ = try await uninstall.run()
+            try await self.validateInstalledToolchains(
+                [Self.oldStable, Self.newStable, Self.oldReleaseSnapshot],
+                description: "uninstall did not uninstall all toolchains"
+            )
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Tests/SwiftlyTests/UpdateTests.swift b/Tests/SwiftlyTests/UpdateTests.swift
index d02527ef..f442b29b 100644
--- a/Tests/SwiftlyTests/UpdateTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/SwiftlyTests/UpdateTests.swift
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ final class UpdateTests: SwiftlyTests {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Verifies that updating the currently in-use toolchain can be updated, and that after update the new toolchain
-    /// will be in-use instead.
-    func testUpdateInUse() async throws {
+    /// Verifies that updating the currently global default toolchain can be updated, and that after update the new toolchain
+    /// will be the global default instead.
+    func testUpdateGlobalDefault() async throws {
         try await self.withTestHome {
             try await self.withMockedToolchain {
                 try await self.installMockedToolchain(selector: "6.0.0")
@@ -136,6 +136,34 @@ final class UpdateTests: SwiftlyTests {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Verifies that updating the currently in-use toolchain can be updated, and that after update the new toolchain
+    /// will be in-use with the swift version file updated.
+    func testUpdateInUse() async throws {
+        try await self.withTestHome {
+            try await self.withMockedToolchain {
+                try await self.installMockedToolchain(selector: "6.0.0")
+
+                let versionFile = URL(fileURLWithPath: FileManager.default.currentDirectoryPath).appendingPathComponent(".swift-version")
+                try "6.0.0".write(to: versionFile, atomically: true, encoding: .utf8)
+
+                var update = try self.parseCommand(Update.self, ["update", "-y", "--no-verify", "--post-install-file=\(Swiftly.currentPlatform.getTempFilePath().path)"])
+                try await update.run()
+
+                let versionFileContents = try String(contentsOf: versionFile, encoding: .utf8)
+                let inUse = try ToolchainVersion(parsing: versionFileContents)
+                XCTAssertGreaterThan(inUse, .init(major: 6, minor: 0, patch: 0))
+
+                // Since the global default was set to 6.0.0, and that toolchain is no longer installed
+                // the update should have unset it to prevent the config from going into a bad state.
+                let config = try Config.load()
+                XCTAssertTrue(config.inUse == nil)
+
+                // The new toolchain should be installed
+                XCTAssertTrue(config.installedToolchains.contains(inUse))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Verifies that snapshots, both from the main branch and from development branches, can be updated.
     func testUpdateSnapshot() async throws {
         let snapshotsAvailable = try await self.snapshotsAvailable()