PNPM Upgrade Packages

An interactive CLI tool for upgrading npm packages across the pnpm-based monorepo with intelligent workspace filtering.

Install from npm

Install the package as a dev dependency in your monorepo:

# Using npm
npm install -D @uscreen.de/pnpm-upgrade-packages

# Using pnpm
pnpm add -D @uscreen.de/pnpm-upgrade-packages

Usage

Installed in monorepo (recommended)

upgrade-packages [options]

In this app:

node cli.js [options]

Options

• --dry-run - Preview upgrade commands without executing them

Features

• ✅ Interactive Selection - Browse and select packages from a formatted list
• ✅ Workspace Filtering - Filter packages by specific apps/workspaces
• ✅ Smart Detection - Automatically detects root vs workspace packages
• ✅ Version Strategies - Choose between exact (1.2.3) or caret (^1.2.3) versions
• ✅ Selective Upgrades - Choose which workspaces to upgrade for each package
• ✅ Auto-Refresh - Updates package list after each successful upgrade
• ✅ Dry Run Mode - Preview commands before executing

How It Works

1. Fetches outdated packages using pnpm outdated -r
2. Separates packages into root and workspace entries
3. Presents an interactive list with version info and affected workspaces
4. Allows filtering by specific workspaces
5. Generates correct pnpm commands (-w for root, --filter for workspaces)
6. Auto-refreshes after successful upgrades

Examples

# Start interactive upgrade session
./upgrade-packages.js

# Preview commands without executing
./upgrade-packages.js --dry-run

Interactive Flow

📦 PNPM Monorepo Package Upgrader

🔍 Fetching outdated packages...
Found 15 outdated package(s)

? Select a package to upgrade:
  🔍 Filter by workspace...
  ────────────────────────────────────────────────
  prettier (dev) (root)  3.7.3 → 3.7.4  1  monorepo
  eslint (dev)           9.1.0 → 9.2.0  8  auth-service, mailer-api, ...
  @nx/js                22.1.2 → 22.1.3  1  monorepo

? Select workspaces to upgrade eslint in:
  ◉ auth-service (@scope/auth-service)
  ◉ mailer-api (@scope/mailer-api)

? Choose version strategy:
  ❯ Exact version (9.2.0)
    Caret version (^9.2.0)

📦 Upgrade Details:
   Package: eslint
   Version: 9.1.0 → 9.2.0
   Workspaces: auth-service, mailer-api

💻 Command: pnpm add -D [email protected] --filter auth-service --filter mailer-api

? Execute this upgrade? (Y/n)

Package Display Format

<name> <(dev)> <(root)>  <current> → <latest>  <#>  <workspaces>

• (dev) - Indicates devDependency
• (root) - Indicates root package.json
• # - Number of workspaces using this package
• Workspaces limited to 5, shows "..." if more