A structured checklist for upgrading npm/pip/Cargo dependencies without breaking production — covers changelog analysis, semver risk assessment, lockfile handling, and smoke testing.
Use cases
- Routine version bumps
- Security patch upgrades
- Major version migrations
Key features
- Read the package changelog and release notes for all changed dependencies
- Assess semver impact: patch (safe), minor (usually safe), major (review breaking changes)
- Update lockfile and run full test suite locally
- Check for deprecated API usage in your codebase that the new version removes
- Pin exact versions in CI and run integration tests against the new versions
- Document any config or API changes required in the upgrade notes
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