pnpm-upgrade-interactive

⚠️ DEPRECATED ⚠️
This package is no longer maintained.
Please use the new actively developed successor: inup
It supports pnpm, npm, yarn, and bun with the same interactive upgrade experience (and more).

A powerful interactive CLI tool for upgrading pnpm dependencies with ease. Inspired by yarn upgrade-interactive, this tool makes dependency management a breeze for pnpm projects. Perfect for monorepos, workspaces, and batch upgrades ❤️

What it does

Ever found yourself staring at a wall of outdated packages, wondering which ones to upgrade? This tool helps you:

• Scans your entire project - finds all package.json files in your workspace
• Checks for updates - compares your current versions against the latest available
• Lets you pick what to upgrade - interactive interface to select exactly what you want
• Does the heavy lifting - updates your package.json files and runs pnpm install for you

Why choose pnpm-upgrade-interactive?

If you're using pnpm and miss the convenience of yarn upgrade-interactive, this tool is perfect for you!

• 🚀 Fast & Efficient - Batch upgrade multiple packages at once
• 🔒 Safe Updates - Choose between minor updates or major version jumps
• 🏢 Monorepo Friendly - Works seamlessly with workspaces
• 📦 Registry Aware - Checks npm registry for latest versions
• 🎯 Selective Upgrades - Pick exactly which packages to upgrade
• ⚡ Zero Config - Works out of the box with sensible defaults

Installation

With npx (no installation needed)

npx pnpm-upgrade-interactive

Install globally with pnpm

pnpm add -g pnpm-upgrade-interactive

Alternative: npm

npm install -g pnpm-upgrade-interactive

Usage

Just run it in your project directory:

pnpm-upgrade-interactive

The tool will scan your entire workspace (including monorepos), find outdated packages, and let you choose which ones to upgrade interactively.

Command line options

• -d, --dir <directory>: Run in a specific directory (default: current directory)
• -e, --exclude <patterns>: Skip directories matching these regex patterns (comma-separated)
• -p, --peer: Include peer dependencies in upgrade process (default: false)
• -o, --optional: Include optional dependencies in upgrade process (default: false)

Note: By default, the tool only processes dependencies and devDependencies. Both peerDependencies and optionalDependencies are excluded by default and must be explicitly included with their respective flags.

Examples:

# Basic usage - scans only dependencies and devDependencies
pnpm-upgrade-interactive

# Include peer dependencies in the upgrade process
pnpm-upgrade-interactive --peer

# Include optional dependencies
pnpm-upgrade-interactive --optional

# Include both peer and optional dependencies
pnpm-upgrade-interactive --peer --optional

# Skip example and test directories
pnpm-upgrade-interactive --exclude "example,test"

# Skip specific paths with regex
pnpm-upgrade-interactive -e "example/.*,.*\.test\..*"

# Run in a different directory
pnpm-upgrade-interactive --dir ../my-other-project

# Combine multiple options
pnpm-upgrade-interactive --dir ./packages --peer --exclude "test,dist"

How it works

1. Scans your project - Finds all package.json files recursively (respects exclude patterns)
2. Collects dependencies - Gathers dependencies based on your options (dependencies, devDependencies, and optionally peerDependencies/optionalDependencies)
3. Checks for updates - Queries npm registry for latest versions
4. Shows you options - Interactive UI lets you pick what to upgrade (minor updates or latest versions)
5. Updates safely - Modifies package.json files and runs pnpm install to update lockfile

License

MIT